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Video Storytelling Concepts

Video Storytelling Concepts

Overview of various filmmaking, broadcast, and video storytelling concepts and techniques.

Story Structure

Story Structure

Screenplay Format

Surprise vs. Suspense

Narrative Chains

Broadcast Journalism

Newsworthy Stories

Reporter Standup

The Stages of Film Production

Film Slate Information

Calling The Shot

Script Supervisor

Lined Script and Facing Pages

Production Paperwork Abbreviations Guide

Shot Coverage and Shot Sizes

Shot Coverage: Camera Angles

Shot Coverage: Composition and Framing

Shot Coverage: Static vs Dynamic Shots

Headroom and Lead Room

Objective vs. Subjective Perspective

Interviews and Sound Bites

Open-Ended and Closed-Ended Questions

Production Sound

Audio Frequency

Microphone Types

Rules of Continuity

180-Degree Rule

Continuity: Cutting on Action

Continuity: Eyeline

Continuity: Screen Direction

Discontinuity: Jump Cut

Discontinuity: Flashbacks and Flash Forwards

Editing a Rough Cut

The Kuleshov Effect

Rhythm and Pacing

Parallel Action

Split Edits: J Cuts vs L Cuts

Clip Head vs Clip Tail

A-Side vs B-Side