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Hidayet Gozeten
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Typically, the executive producer is someone who finances a film, but isnt 100% involved on
the day-to-day creative process during production. For short films commissioned by
businesses, this may be the CEO who signs off on the project
PRODUCER
The producer is the initial contact for the project. They talk with the client to
arrange the high-level goals and expectations. Its their responsibility to assemble
the production team. The director typically comes first. From there, they put
together the necessary crew members. The producer usually stays involved
throughout the project lifecycle: pre-production, production and post-production.
DIRECTOR
The director is typically the most involved person on and off set. They assist with assembling the right
crew to get the job done. They make adjustments to the script to keep the video on budget and on time.
They oversee all parts of the production. Questions get funneled up to them.
And, when dealing with talent, the director should be the only one directing them. They oversee technical
details as well, such as camera position, use of lighting and anything that effects the final product.
ENGINEER
Reports To: Manager, Engineering Maintenance Summary: Provide engineering
support to a growing state of the art HD television facility. Responsibilities:
Support and maintain multiple studio production environments. Support and
maintain large post-production and SAN systems. Support and maintain
advanced television graphics systems. Support and maintain transmission
systems and earth station. Experience: Advanced troubleshooting and problem
solving skills with a willingness to learn. Advanced knowledge of current and
television systems and formats. Understanding of fiber optic and copper
networking technologies. Candidate should be a self-starter and a team player.
SCRIPT
WRITER
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be d
The Script Writer works with the Researcher and the team to provide
the exact wording, the
script, to be used for the video project. The role of the Script Writer
involves reviewing the
research information to determine what facts might best convey the
videos message, then
paraphrasing the research materials. In many cases, the Script Writer
creates original writing that
may not be directly related to the factual information, such as dialogue
EDITOR
between characters or
The Film Editor will facilitate the process of viewing the footage with the team, deciding
entertainment-based
what shots should be used, and
making the final edits.work.
The Film Editor will add music,
consistent transitions, correct titles, text, and credits, while providing the video with an
overall look and feel that meets the project objectives. The Film Editor may work closely
with the Producer(s), Writers, and Set Designer to guide the overall effects of the film and
lead the review of progress to the team during meetings. The Film Editor should be able to
select the best scenes and combine these with appropriate and effective special effects.
Your video may require detailed, time-consuming, art that needs to be produced using
another application such as Photoshop or Flash. If so, a graphic artist may be required
who will work closely with the Film Editor. The Film Editor may complete basic editing
transitions and also may supply special graphical enhancements to the video.
CAMERA OPERATOR
On larger budget productions, it is common to have a Camera Operator working under
the direction of the DP. In a multi-camera shoot, there will typically be a Camera
Operator for each camera.
RESEARCHER
Looking for a smart and solid researcher for a tv show
shooting in Atlanta, GA. It is a legal television show and we
need someone who can help gather gather data, track and
contact and conduct pre-interviews with witnesses.
ANIMATOR
creates visuals to reinforce important
content
PRESENTER
A presenter host or hostess is a person or organization responsible for the running of a
public event. A museum or university, for example, may be the presenter or host of an
exhibit. In films, a presenter (but not a host) is a usually a well-known executive producer
credited with introducing a film or filmmaker to a larger audience. For example: "Presented
by Cecil B. DeMille".
PROJECT MANAGER
We are seeking a qualified Project Manager to be the point person between client and the
production and post-production teams. The Project Manager will work with the executive
producer, creative director, line producer, and production manager, as well as editorial. The
Project Manager will oversee the planning, implementation, and tracking of specific short-form
projects (TV commercials, digital videos and corporate videos). Productions range between
$20k to $200k. We are looking for a self-motivated, confident individual who will anticipate
needs and is detail-oriented. Excellent oral and written communication skills are a must. An
understanding of post-production is LEAD
a plus.PROGRAMMER
DESIRED SKILLS: Leadership: Candidate must keep
s
A lead programmer is a software engineer
in charge of one or more software
projects. Alternative titles include development lead, technical lead, lead software
engineer, software design engineer lead (SDE lead), software development
manager, software manager, or lead application developer. When primarily
contributing in a high-level enterprise software design role, the title software
architect (or similar) is often used. All of these titles can have different meanings
depending on the context.
WRITER
Us: The Security Awareness team seeks an active, inventive mind to help build on our
existing stable of online video, and to help give inspired inspiration to future shows
and productions. Our content is focused mainly on Security Awareness - teaching a
company of 300,000 the best ways to stay safe online. A very small sample of what we
produce can be found here You: A writer and producer who can knock out a three page
script in the morning and manage a shoot in the afternoon. Regardless of your
background, you're a quick thinker who has a knack for producing off-the-wall ideas
that end up as brilliant, original content. You have an existing portfolio of engaging,
unique videos, and you're never short on ideas. A love of the subject
ART DIRECTOR
We are seeking a talented and experienced non union Art Director to work with on
an upcoming project. In mid September we will be shooting a series of comedic
commercial spots for which scenic design and art direction will be absolutely key.
The spot will contain up to 4 scenarios that will be shot both at our studio and on
location. These scenarios will require set dressing in environments such as a barber
shop and doctor's office. Please submit a cover letter and portfolio to apply. This is a
great opportunity as we are seeking a long term connection.
EDITOR
Shortly after shooting begins, the editor begins to organize the footage and
arranges individual shots into one continuous sequence. Even in a single
scene, dozens of different shots have to be chosen and assembled from
hundreds of feet of film. The editor's choices about which shots to use, and
the order in which to place them, have a profound effect on the appearance
of the final film.
SOUND ENGINEER
Sound engineer needed for an infomercial. First half of the day will be filming
reaction shots at a Dance studio. Second half will be impromptu soundbite
testimonials from people on the street. You will be approaching people on the street
and asking several questions and recording responses. Please send resume, gear list,
and availability.
RESEARCHER
The Researcher is responsible for finding, analyzing, and compiling the information
necessary
for the video project. Research may include, but is not limited to the following: interviews,
surveys, primary source materials (documents, photos, music, etc.), and finding facts or
statistics.
All research should be conducted using credible library resources. Depending on the size of
the
project, the Researcher may also assume
the role of Script Writer.
ANIMATOR
We are looking for full time Designer / Animators. We are looking for an artist with
strong design, animation and typography skills. We need a organized team players
able to work well with tight deadlines. Must include reel. Candidates should be wellversed in Adobe After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator as well as Cinema 4D. Must be
able to commute to our Los Angeles office.
PRESENTER
A presenter host or hostess is a person or organization responsible
for the running of a public event. A museum or university, for
example, may be the presenter or host of an exhibit. In films, a
presenter (but not a host) is a usually a well-known executive
producer credited with introducing a film or filmmaker to a larger
audience. For example: "Presented by Cecil B. DeMille".
COMPOSITION
Rule of Thirds
The Rule of Thirds is the basic composition principle to follow for well balanced and interesting
shots. The concept of the Rule of Thirds is to imagine breaking an image down into thirds
horizontally and vertically. You will then want to frame your shot so that your elements are along
the lines and preferably at one of the four points where the lines intersect to make your shot
more interesting.
Lead Room
For balance within your frames when shooting people and objects that are not facing the
camera, you will want to leave space in front of them.
Head Room
When a person is the main subject of a shot, make sure that there is a small amount
of space above their head. You dont want too much space, but you dont want to cut
off their head either.
POSITION IN FRAME
A point along a timeline or path that defines where and how the settings
for an effect will change. One or more settings can then be interpolated
from keyframe to keyframe to create the appearance of a smoothly
change over a series of frames or along a motion path. See also
interpolate.
LINE OF GAZE
Gaze estimation from an image of an eye of the line PQ. Lets assume that the
length of this line segment is L. We then scale L to screen proportions, say L is D in
screen scale, and given the direction of gaze movement, we move the cursor i've
done so far. I calibrated the gaze of the user by looking at TLCP, TRCP and BLCP
where CP = calibration point; a screen point used for calibration B = bottom T = top
L= left R = right gaze_width
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MOVEMENT
Movement across frames left to right, up, down, nose room/following/leading, match action
(cut on
action), & light to dark.
PERSPECTIVE
Perspective (from Latin: perspicere to see through) in the graphic arts is an
approximate representation, on a flat surface (such as paper), of an image as it is
seen by the eye. The two most characteristic features of perspective are that
objects are smaller as their distance from the observer increases; and that they are
subject to foreshortening, meaning that an object's dimensions along the line of
sight are shorter than its dimensions across the line of sight. Italian Renaissance
painters and architects including Filippo Brunelleschi, Masaccio, Paolo Uccello, Piero
della Francesca and Luca Pacioli studied linear perspective, wrote treatises on it,
and incorporated it into their artworks, thus contributing to the mathematics of art.
FOCUS
By using a large aperture value (f/1.4, f/2.0) you will be able to create a shallow
depth of field. This effectively leaves one part of the frame in focus while blurring
others, such as the foreground or background. When you change the focus in the
shot from the foreground to the background youre doing another advanced camera
shot called a rack focus.
IRIS
An editorial transition popular during the silent period utilizing
a diaphragm placed in front of the lens and which, when
opened (iris in) or closed (iris out), functions like a fade in or
fade out. A partially opened iris can also be used to focus
attention on a detail of the scene in the manner of vignetting.
WHITE BALANCE
One of the most common problems that I see in beginner photographer
images are shots with incorrect color. Weve all seen them portraits
where your subjects teeth and eyeballs (and everything else) has a
yellowish tinge. Learn what causes this and how to combat it with this
tutorial on White Balance.
FILTER
Make it a circular polariser. This is the perfect beginner's filter, and one that will
have the biggest effect on your day to day photography, giving holiday skies a
vibrant blue tone and accentuating the contrast between the sky and passing clouds
to afford your images greater texture. Although you can add blue to your images in
Photoshop or a similar post-production editing tool, the effect is never as believable
when done that way as it is when shot using a lens.
Lighting techniques
THE KEY
The key light is vital for video production lighting: it is placed about 45 degrees to
the subject, either left or right, usually above and aimed down between 30 and 45degrees. It is the dominant light. Position this light as you would if it were the only
light you had. From this, you'll have defining shadows on the face which would be
lost if the light were on a similar axis to the camera, but you'll notice that, in a room
with no other lighting, it will create deep, dark shadows. Toning down those shadows
is the job of the next light.
THE FILL
The fill is usually two or three stops dimmer than the key light, and its placement is at a
near 45-degree angle on the opposite side of the camera, often on a level with the subject's
face. The fill light is a reaction to the key light, and its ultimate placement depends on the
function of the fill - what shadows does it create? Where do you need to reduce them for
better video production lighting?The fill light can be the same size as the key light in
wattage and bulb size, but you might then place it further away than the key. Watch as the
fill drives back the shadows; though the lighting is not nearly as harsh, these two together
still present a very two-dimensional view. The job of the third and final light is to create a
sense of distance between the subject
andBACK
the background,
giving an illusion of a third
THE
LIGHT
dimension
on the
screen. called a rim or shoulder light, is aimed at the subject's back, and,
The
back light,
sometimes
like the key light, it is usually 45-degrees off the axis and shines down upon the subject. This
creates a bright rim around part of the subject, creating an outline which then appears to
separate the shoulders from the background. The back light should be at least as bright as
the key, often brighter.
MEDIUM LONG
A Medium Long shot usually shows an entire person, head to foot. This gives you the opportunity to
show much more of the environment - a street, for example, or a cityscape. Multiple people can
typically interact in a medium shot, being seen from head to foot. An example is the opening scene of
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, where storm troopers have blown up the door of Princess Leia's
space ship and the menacing figure of Darth Vader stalks through the gaping hole into the smokefilled corridor. The medium shot allows us to see not only the evil Vader, but also dead rebel soldiers
and storm troopers that snap to attention as he enters. All of these elements contain valuable
information for the visual story we are being told.
MPEG
MPEG stands for Moving Picture Expert Group in
charge of the development of standards for
coded representation of digital audio and video.
There are several audio/video formats which
bear this group's name, such as MPEG1, MPEG2,
MPEG4.
MPEG1 format is often used in digital cameras
and camcorders to capture small, easily
transferable motion video clips. It is also the
compression format used to create Video CDs. In
addition, The well-known MP3 audio format is
part of the MPEG1 codec.
MPEG2 format, a video standard developed by
MPEG group, is often used in digital TVs, DVD
movies and in SVCDs. It is not a successor for
MPEG1, but an addition instead. both of these
formats have their own purposes in life. MPEG1
is
meantthe
for latest
medium-bandwidth
usage and
MPEG4,
compression method
standardized by MPEG group, is used for both streaming
MPEG2
is
meant
for
high-bandwidth/broadband
and downloadable web content, and is also the video format employed by a growing number of
usage.
portable video recorders. One of the best-known MPEG4 encoders is DivX which since version 5
has been fully standard-compliant MPEG4 encoder.
MPEG7 doesn't itself offer any new encoding features and it is not meant for representing
audio/video content, unlike its siblings MPEG1, MPEG2 and MPEG4. Instead, it offers metadata
information for audio and video files, allowing searching and indexing of audio/video data based
on the information about the content instead of searching the actual content bitstream.
MPEG7 is based on XML and therefor is universal and all the existing tools that support XML
parsing should be able to read the data as well, provided that they can ignore binary parts of the
file.
MPEG7 is not used at the moment, but it is under serious development and standardization
process at the moment and hopefully we see first fully featured MPEG-7 tools within few years.
AVI
AVI stands for Audio Video Interleaved and developed by Microsoft.
An AVI file can use different codecs and formats so there is no set format for
an AVI file unlike for example standard VCD video which sets a standard for
resolution, bitrates, and codecs used. Most commonly used video codecs that
use AVI structure are M-JPEG and DivX.
MOV
MOV is a file extension used by the QuickTime-wrapped files.
QuickTime Content (.mov, .qt), developed by Apple Computer, is a file
format for storing and playing back movies with sound. This flexible
format isn't limited to Macintosh operating systems. It's also commonly
used in Windows systems, and other types of computing platforms.
MP4
The MP4 File Extension type is primarily associated with 'MPEG-4'. You often
see BIFS associated with MPEG-4. BIFS stands for "Binary Format for Scenes".
BIFS provides a complete framework for the presentation engine of MPEG-4
terminals. Play MP4 files with various players; just download the correct
CODEC from the player's Website. For a summary of how to view an MPEG-4
movie on a Sony PSP, see the FAQ.
Because both the MOV and MP4 container formats can use the same MPEG-4
formats, they are mostly interchangeable in a QuickTime-only environment.
ANALOG
Analog video is a video signal transferred by an analog signal. An analog color video signal
contains luminance, brightness (Y) and chrominance (C) of an analog television image. When
combined into one channel, it is called composite video as is the case, among others with
NTSC, PAL and SECAM. Analog video may be carried in separate channels, as in two channel
S-Video (YC) and multi-channel component video formats. Analog video is used in both
consumer and professional television production applications.
DIGITAL
Digital video signal formats with higher quality have been adopted, including serial digital
interface (SDI), Digital Visual Interface (DVI), High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI)
and DisplayPort Interface, though analog video interfaces are still used and widely
available. There exist different adaptors and
variants.
CODEC
In many cases, the software that comes with your card will work fine. It is the software
supported by the card, and what was tested to give the optimal results. However, other
alternatives include VirtualDub, VirtualVCR, WinDV, DScaler and iuVCR just to name a few.
Try a freebie or a trial edition of any of these packages to see if you can get better results. If
capturing AVI, consider the HuffyUV codec or the Lagarith codec. Capturing MPEG-1 or MPEG2 works great on some cards that are designed for it, but not all. Not all cards will cooperate
with all software and all codecs, at least from a dropped frames point of view.
DROP-FRAME
The current generation of video coding is known by three names; H.264, MPEG4 part 10, and
Advanced Video Coding (AVC). As with earlier codecs, H.264 employs spatial and temporal
compression. Spatial compression is used on a single frame of video as described previously.
These types of frames are known as I-frames. An I-Frame is the first picture in a GOP. Temporal
compression takes advantage of the fact that little information changes between subsequent
frames. Changes are a result of motion, although changes in zoom or camera movement can
result in almost every pixel changing. Vectors are used to describe this motion and are applied
to a block. A global vector is used if the encoder determines all pixels moved together, as is the
case with camera panning. In addition, a difference signal is used to fine tune any error that
results. H.264 allows variable block sizes and is able to code motion as fine as a pixel. The
decoder uses this information to determine how the current frame should look based on the
RESOLUTION
The sending station determines the video's resolution and consequently, the load
on the network. This is irrespective of the size of the monitor used to display the
video. Observing the video is not a reliable method to estimate load. Common high
definition formats are 720i, 1080i, 1080p, etc. The numerical value of the format
represents the number of rows in the frame. The aspect ratio of high definition is
16:9 which results in 1920 columns. There is work underway on 2160p resolution
and UHDV (7,680 x 4320). This format was first demonstrated by NHK over an IP
network and used 600 Mb/s of bandwidth. Video load on the network is likely to
increase over time due to the demand for high quality images. In addition to high
resolution, there is also a proliferation of lower quality video that is often tunneled
in HTTP or in some cases, HTTPS, and SSL. Typical resolutions include CIF (352x288)
and 4CIF (704x576). These numbers were chosen as integers of the 16x16 macro
blocks
that is used by the DCT (22x18) and (44x36) macro blocks respectively.
Table
1
Format
Resolution
Typical BW
176x144
260K
CIF
352x288
512K
4CIF
704x576
1 Mb/s
SD NTSC
720x480
Analog, 4.2Mhz
720 HD
1280x720
1-8 mb/s
1080 HD
1080x1920
CUPC
640x480 max
YouTube
320x240
Flash(H.264)
Skype
Camera limits
128 - 512K+
The theory is that if you place points of interest in the intersections or along the lines that your
photo becomes more balanced and will enable a viewer of the image to interact with it more
naturally.
Studies have shown that when viewing images that peoples eyes usually go to one of the
intersection points most naturally rather than the center of the shot using the rule of thirds works
with this natural way of viewing an image rather than working against it.
PERSISTENCE OF VISION
Persistence of vision refers to the optical illusion whereby multiple discrete images
blend into a single image in the human mind and believed to be the explanation for
motion perception in cinema and animated films. Like other illusions of visual
perception, it is produced by certain characteristics of the visual system.
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