12. Technology Changes Quickly
Early days: record live TV onto 16mm (kinscope)
1950’s Video Tape Recorder (VTR or tape deck)
Video Cassette Recorder (VCR)
Camcorders
Analog to Digital
Current HD
Future 4 and 5K
13. Video Format
How many lines or pixels form an image
Shape of the image
How the signal is compressed
NTSC National Television System Committee – 1 Format
ATSC Advanced Television System Committee -18 Formats
Pixel: The brightness and color of that part of the image
14. Video Format
Standard Definition: 4:3 aspect ratio (720 x 480 pixels)
High Definition: 16:9 aspect ratio (1920x1080 or 1280x720)
4k 4096x2160
Progressive vs. Interlaced
Progressive: All pixels in each frame are captured at once
Interlaced: Each field contains half the horizontal video lines.
Frame rate: The number of frames recorded each second
29.97 (30)
24 Film
25 FPS (PAL/SECAM)
15. Capturing Images
Light
Tripod
Composition
Rule of Thirds
Long Shot
Wide Shot
Medium Shot
Close Ups
Keep shots still
16. Canon Vixia HFR30
Consumer camcorder
SD card
Mic Jack
Standard tripod
17. First Assignment
Photo Essay
Day in the life (student-work-home)
8-12 photos
Variety of Shots (Rule of thirds)
Due 1/22
Reading