3 stage of media production

Elements of Storytelling

Act one: It is the set-up, introduce the characters & the situation
Act two: It contains the main body part of the story
Act three: It exists to tie up the loose ends & the general rule is, the quicker the better

Ideas & Synopses - Concept
Story - Treatment
- Start with a Strong Opening
- Causality(因果關係) is Crucial
- Introduce your main character
- Provide an indication(先兆) of Character Motivation
- The ending is equally important & be equally strong
Story - First Draft
- Character
- Creating the World
- Action
- Tone & Genre
- Dialogue
Story - Second Draft
- Voice-over
- Making dialogue convincing
- Refining(精煉) dialogue
- Beginning & ending
Story - Editing
- Critiquing(批判) & Feedback
- Analysis: character & world
- Analysis: action, interaction & structure
- After effect & meaning

- Used to show the subject from a distance, or the area in which the scene is taking place, (突出環境) time, characters…
- establishing a scene(建立場景)
- Outdoor

- Shows the subject from top to bottom;
- for a person, this would be head to toes(全身), though not necessarily filling the frame(不一定要填滿畫面).
- This shot often sets the scene and our character's place in (突出人物所在場景,相比 Extra Wide Shots)
- Indoor

- Frames character's full body, with the subject roughly filling the frame.
- more on action and movement rather than a character's emotional state.(多數用在動作上)

between a Medium Shot and a Close-Up, generally framing the subject from chest or shoulder up.(胸&肩膀之上)
Shows Dialog/ Emotion/ Facial expression

Emphasizes a small area or detail of the subject, such as the eye(s) or mouth.(突出面部的一部分)
Shows emotions and reaction f character(反應)

A popular shot where a subject is shot from behind the shoulder of another(在主體對手後面), framing the subject anywhere from a Medium to Close-Up
showing reactions during conversations(突出對話期間反應)
Emphasizes the linkage between the characters(突出兩個speaker之間的聯繫)

**Can be combined together.

Shutter speed
- Normal(human eyes) or High (1/50 – 1/10000)
- Videocam default 1/50

Ambient Light (環境光)
- It already exist in the sense, such as natural light or room light
- Soft light
Incident Light (入射光)
- it is a light source such as the sun or a table lamp
- Hard light
Reflected light (反射光)
- it is bounced off a surface.(反射一個表面)
- Soft light (the most softest light)
Hard light
it is directly from a light source
Soft light
- it is indirectly from a light source

Dynamic Microphone(動圈式麥克風)
- general-purpose use
- simple design with few moving parts
- sturdy and resilient to rough handling.(堅固和韌性的粗暴處理)
- better suited to handling high volume levels
- no internal amplifier(內部放大器) and do not require batteries or external power.
Condenser Microphone(電容式麥克風)
- require power from a battery or external source
- audio signal is stronger signal
- more sensitive(敏感) and responsive than dynamics, making them well-suited to capturing subtle(細微) nuances(差別) in a sound
- not ideal for high-volume work, as their sensitivity makes them prone to distort.

Linear Editing(線性剪輯)
- video is selectively copied from one tape(磁帶) to another.
- requires at least two video machines connected together — one acts as the source and the other is the recorder.
Non-Linear Editing(非線性剪輯)
- recorded (captured) onto a computer hard drive and then edited using specialized software
- finished product is recorded back to tape or optical disk when it is completed
Live Editing(實時/線上剪輯)
- multiple cameras and other video sources are routed through a central mixing console(通過中央混合主控台路由) and edited in real time.

Cut
- Most common type transition effect
- replacing one shot instantly(瞬間/即時) with the next.
Dissolve
- A gradual(漸進) fade from one shot to the next is known as a dissolve.
Wipe
- one shot is progressively replaced by another shot in a geometric(幾何) pattern. There are many types of wipe, from straight lines to complex shapes.