Media production : a practical guide to radio and TV / Amanda Willett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Willett, Amanda, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Radio--Production and direction.

Radio.

Television--Production and direction.

Television.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (287 pages) : colour illustrations

Edition:

2nd ed.

Distribution:

Bloomsbury UK : London, 2025.

Place of Publication:

Routledge : Milton Park, Abingdon , 2021.

System Details:

text file rdaft

Summary:

Fully revised and updated, this second edition of Media Production provides a comprehensive introductory guide to radio, television and fi lm production techniques. Using a step-by-step structure that takes students through the production process from conception to delivery, this book explores initial brainstorming through to planning, research, recording and editing. Operational procedures are set out in detail, taking into account the context in which students work and the type of equipment available to them. Clear instructional photographs are provided to illustrate key teaching points. Written by an experienced BBC producer and director, this textbook is ideal for FE Media students as well as those just starting out in the industry. Updated online resources include templates, notes and exercises to help students prepare for their own productions, as well as a glossary of key terms and helpful weblinks.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Table of Contents

Templates

Exercies

Figures

Preface

Acknowledgements

Part I Pre-production: Preparation and Planning

1 How to Use This Book

Where to Start?

2 Getting an Idea

Research Notes

Audience Research

Background Research

Trailers

Music Videos

Advertisements

News Reports

Factual and Features

Creative Thinking

Conclusion

3 Research

Information Research

Locations Research

Contributor Research

Casting

Online Libraries

Copyright

When Do You Have to Pay Copyright?

Free and Royalty-free Material

4 Production Planning and Timelines

Production Plans

A Word About Time

What is a Production Timeline?

5 Allocating Tasks

Who Does What?

Why Do You Need to Decide?

6 Narrative Structure

Story Structure

Structure

Narrative Elements

Structure of Trailers

Structure of Film Trailers

Snow White: Narrative and Structural Elements

Opening Sequences

Structure of Factual Pieces

Structure of Campaign Pieces

Structure of a Music Video

7 Advertising

Structure of Advertising

Twelve Types of Advertising

What Is Your Product and What Is the Message?

Target Audience: Who Are You Making the Ad For?

How Are You Going to Tell the Story?

Advertising Copy

Radio/audio Advertising

Writing the Ad

Music, Effects and Voice-over

8 Pre-production Scripts and Treatments

Treatments for Drama/trailer/ads/music Video

Script

Script Layout

Storyboards - Film

Scene Breakdown

Factual Outline or Treatment

What Should Go into an Outline?

9 Production Schedules and Safety.

Recording on Location

Factual Recordings

Shooting Schedules for Drama

Safety and Risk Assessment

How to Do a Risk Assessment

Question 1

Question 2

Question 3

Who Is Responsible?

What Are the Hazards?

Part II Production: Recording and Shooting

10 Shot Sizes, Moves and Framing

Shot Sizes

Singles and Two Shots

Changing Shot Sizes

High and Low Angle Shots

When to Use Which Shot

Camera Moves

When to Use Which Move

Be Afraid!

Tripod or Handheld

Framing a Shot

Looking Room

Headroom

Rule of Thirds

Depth of Field

Commentary

11 Crossing the Line or the 180-degree Rule

Moving the 180-degree Line

When Can You Cross the Line?

12 Camera Controls and Lighting

Camera Controls

Lighting Set-ups

Things to Remember

Shooting in Available Light

Shooting Against a Window

Three-point Lighting

Shooting Interiors

Shooting Exteriors

Contrast

Shadows

Using Lights

Three-point Lighting with Kit

Key Light

Filler Light

Backlight

Which Light to Use

White Balance

How to White Balance

13 Recording Sound

Wild Track

Microphones, Direction and Range

Omnidirectional Microphones

Directional Microphones

Figure-of-eight Microphones

Cardioid Microphones

Hyper-cardioid Microphones

Shotgun Microphones

Dynamic and Condenser Microphones

Types of Microphone

Camera Microphones

Handheld Microphones

Lapel Microphones

Wireless Microphones

Mounts

Table Mounts

Large Stands

Boom

Setting Up Your Microphones and the Sound Levels

Checking Your Levels

Wind

Headphones

Background Noise

Monitoring Sound During a Recording

Levels

Intermittent Noise

Speak Up!

14 Taking a Shot.

Handles, or Top and Tailing a Shot

Camera Left, Camera Right

Running a Shot

15 Shooting Factual

What Does the Director Do?

Starting the Shoot

What Does the Cameraperson Do?

What Does the Sound Recordist Do?

Other Tasks

Contributors

Production Assistants/runners

Different Types of Sequences in Factual Programmes

Shooting Pieces to Camera (PTCs)

Length

Presenter Eye Line

Angles

Shooting Interviews

Location

Moves

Framing

Eye Lines

Interviewer in Vision

Matching Shots

Changing Shot Size

Finishing an Interview in a Two Shot

More Than Two People

Shooting Action

Close Action

Wide Shot

Moves on a Wide Shot

Mid-shots

Over-the-shoulder or Point-of-view Shots

Close-ups - Cutaways

Continuity

Handles, or Top and Tailing a Shot

Bigger Action

Wide Shots

Moving in and Out of Shots

Mid-shots and Close-ups

Following Action

Close-ups

General Views (gvs)

Establishing Shots

Help Commentary

Introduce Contributors

16 Shooting Dramatised Sequences

Tasks

Producer

Director

Camera

Sound

Props/costumes

Makeup

Shot Listing

Locations

Rehearsing

Rehearsing Lines

Character Profiles

Characters' Relationships

Purpose of the Scene

What Comes Before and After?

Listen

Don't Overlap

After Rehearsing Lines

Blocking a Scene

Choosing Your Shots

Storyboards and Shot Lists

How Much to Shoot

What to Shoot When

Moving from One Scene to the Next

Music

17 Interview Techniques

Purpose of the Interview

Preparation

Questions

Listen to the Answer

Opening Question

Follow-up Questions.

Open and Closed Questions

Very Open Questions

Controversy

How Do You Feel ... Questions

Anecdotes

One Question at a Time

Vox Pops

Start the Answer with the Question

Things to Avoid Before the Interview

Things to Avoid During the Interview

Things to Remember Before the Interview

Things to Remember After the Interview

18 Audio - Factual

Types of Factual Programmes

Documentaries, Features and Packages

Sound Images

Narrative Voice

Gathering the Material

Where Are You Going to Do the Recording?

Intimacy

Actuality Sound

Acquired Material

Writing for the Ear

Write as If You Were Speaking

How to Create a Conversational Style

Structure of Intros, Cues and Links

An Intro or Introduction

Cue

Links

Outro

19 Audio - Drama

Audio Drama

Studio

Stereo

Creating Sound Images

Acoustic

How to Create an Acoustic

Location Recordings

Creating Sound Image, Sound Effects

Specific Sounds

Spot Fx

Silence

Creating a Sound Image, Recording Techniques

Rehearsals

Rehearse Recording

Mixing and Editing

Mixing

Play Out

20 News and Current Affairs

Accurate, Fair and Impartial

Accuracy

Fairness

Impartiality

How to Achieve Impartiality and Fairness

Balance

Language

Structure of a News Report

Headline

Cues

The Facts

Writing and Language

Filming News and Current Affairs - Mobile Journalism

Part III Post-production: Editing and Feedback

21 Editing Sound

Destructive and Nondestructive Editing

Import

Editing the Interviews

Hints on Editing

Recording Your Script

Presenting

Mixing the Programme

Finishing

Export

22 Editing Film

Nonlinear Editing.

Importing, Naming, Organising

Logging - Why Is It Important?

Setting Up Your Project Folder

Importing and Organising Your Assets

Building Your Sequences

Effects

Transitions

Wipes

First Assembly, Rough Cuts and Fine Cuts

Editing Factual

Before the Edit

Interviews

Preparing the Edit Script

The Edit

First Assembly and Rough Cut

Commentary Writing

Laying Commentary

Laying Music

Editing Dramatised Sequences

Continuity Editing

Other Points for Drama Editing

Voice-over/commentary

Fine Cut

23 Feedback and Evaluation

Feedback

When to Get Feedback

Giving Feedback

Evaluation

Brief, Target Audience and Genre

Critical Evaluation

Production Research

Technical Choices

Production

What Went Well?

What Would I Improve?

What New Skills Did You Develop?

Glossary

Further Information

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-000-36906-4

0-429-27611-7

1-000-36907-2

9780429276118

OCLC:

1243539507