Wednesday, August 23, 2006

Epiphany

While writing down feedback to give to our wedding videographer, it hit me: I was able to condense into four important points what, in my opinion, makes an effective video production!

They are:

1. Upsots
2. Natsots
3. Transition
4. Cutaways

All these four items add the needed texture to a production, making it richer to view, more coherent and more interesting. Most of all, it gives a sense of authenticity, of actually being there.

How wonderful! Seeing what was lacking in our wedding video allowed me to summarize all my years of broadcasting production technique into four words. Of course, the over-arching goal of any production is to show, not tell, and these four items allow you to do exactly that!

How exciting! Can't wait to expound on these items. But I will do that another day because I really must get some sleep.

I can't wait to start teaching again.

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