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name: video-production

description: Professional video production from planning to delivery. Use when creating video content, editing workflows, motion graphics, or optimizing video for different platforms.

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# Video Production

Comprehensive guide for professional video production across all platforms.

## Production Phases

### The 3 Phases

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## Pre-Production

### Script Format

```

SCENE 1 - INT. OFFICE - DAY

Wide shot of open office space. ALEX (30s) sits at desk.

ALEX

(looking at screen)

This is where the magic happens.

CUT TO: Close-up of computer screen showing code.

NARRATOR (V.O.)

In today's tutorial, we'll cover...

```

### Shot List Template

### Storyboard Elements

```

┌─────────────────────────┐

│ [Rough sketch] │

│ │

│ ┌───┐ │

│ │ O │ ←Subject │

│ └─┬─┘ │

│ │ │

├─────────────────────────┤

│ Shot: Medium close-up │

│ Action: Subject speaks │

│ Audio: Dialogue + music │

│ Duration: 5 seconds │

│ Notes: Eye-level angle │

└─────────────────────────┘

```

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## Camera Fundamentals

### Shot Types

```

FRAMING:

┌─────────────┐ ┌─────────────┐ ┌─────────────┐

│ │ │ ┌───┐ │ │ ┌─────┐ │

│ ┌───┐ │ │ │ O │ │ │ │ O │ │

│ │ O │ │ │ └─┬─┘ │ │ │ │ │ │

│ └─┬─┘ │ │ ─┼─ │ │ └──┬──┘ │

│ ──┼── │ │ │ │ │ │ │

│ /│\ │ │ / \ │ └─────────────┘

│ / │ \ │ │ / \ │

│ / │ \ │ └─────────────┘ CLOSE-UP (CU)

│ / │ \ │

└─────────────┘ MEDIUM (MS)

WIDE/FULL (WS)

EXTREME CLOSE-UP (ECU): Eyes, details only

MEDIUM CLOSE-UP (MCU): Head and shoulders

OVER-THE-SHOULDER (OTS): Person from behind another

TWO-SHOT: Two subjects in frame

```

### Camera Movements

### The Exposure Triangle

```

EXPOSURE

│

┌──────────────┼──────────────┐

│ │ │

▼ ▼ ▼

┌─────────┐ ┌─────────┐ ┌─────────┐

│ ISO │ │Aperture │ │ Shutter │

│ 100-12800│ │ f/1.4-22│ │ 1/30- │

│ │ │ │ │ 1/8000 │

└────┬────┘ └────┬────┘ └────┬────┘

│ │ │

Sensitivity Depth of Motion

(noise) Field blur

```

### Video Settings

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## Lighting

### Three-Point Lighting

```

KEY LIGHT

│

│ (45° angle)

│

▼

┌────────────────────────┐

│ │

FILL │ 👤 │ BACK LIGHT

LIGHT│ Subject │ (rim/hair)

│ │

└────────────────────────┘

│

│

CAMERA

```

### Lighting Styles

### Color Temperature

```

Kelvin Scale:

1800K ████████░░░░░░░░ Candlelight (warm)

2700K ██████████░░░░░░ Tungsten bulb

3200K ███████████░░░░░ Halogen

4000K ████████████░░░░ Moonlight

5600K ██████████████░░ Daylight (neutral)

6500K ███████████████░ Overcast

10000K ████████████████ Blue sky (cool)

```

---

## Audio

### Recording Guidelines

### Microphone Types

### Audio Checklist

- [ ] Record room tone (30 seconds minimum)

- [ ] Check levels before recording

- [ ] Monitor with headphones

- [ ] Backup audio recording

- [ ] Sync audio/video with clap

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## Post-Production

### Editing Workflow

```

1. INGEST

└─→ Import footage, create proxies if needed

2. ORGANIZE

└─→ Label clips, create bins/folders, log selects

3. ROUGH CUT

└─→ Assemble story structure, timing

4. FINE CUT

└─→ Tighten edits, pacing refinement

5. PICTURE LOCK

└─→ No more timeline changes

6. COLOR

└─→ Correction, grading, look development

7. AUDIO MIX

└─→ Levels, EQ, compression, spatial

8. TITLES/GFX

└─→ Lower thirds, motion graphics

9. EXPORT

└─→ Final render, quality check

```

### Editing Software

### Essential Cuts

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## Color

### Color Workflow

```

1. CORRECTION (Primary)

- Fix exposure, white balance

- Balance shots in scene

- Create neutral baseline

2. MATCHING

- Match shots within scenes

- Consistent skin tones

- Scene-to-scene continuity

3. GRADING (Secondary)

- Creative look development

- Selective adjustments

- Style application

```

### Color Scopes

### LUTs (Look-Up Tables)

```

Types:

- Technical LUT: Log to Rec.709 conversion

- Creative LUT: Stylistic look (film emulation)

- Calibration LUT: Monitor/display correction

Application Order:

1. Input LUT (log conversion)

2. Primary correction

3. Secondary grading

4. Creative LUT

5. Output LUT (delivery spec)

```

---

## Motion Graphics

### Animation Principles

### Common Motion Patterns

```css

/* Easing functions */

ease-in: slow → fast

ease-out: fast → slow

ease-in-out: slow → fast → slow

linear: constant speed

/* Standard durations */

Quick: 150-200ms (micro-interactions)

Normal: 300-400ms (standard transitions)

Slow: 500-800ms (emphasis, reveals)

```

### Title Safe Zones

```

┌────────────────────────────────┐

│ ┌──────────────────────────┐ │

│ │ ┌────────────────────┐ │ │

│ │ │ │ │ │

│ │ │ TITLE SAFE │ │ │

│ │ │ (80%) │ │ │

│ │ │ │ │ │

│ │ └────────────────────┘ │ │

│ │ ACTION SAFE │ │

│ │ (90%) │ │

│ └──────────────────────────┘ │

│ FULL FRAME (100%) │

└────────────────────────────────┘

```

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## Export & Delivery

### Platform Specifications

### Export Settings (H.264)

```

Web Delivery:

- Codec: H.264

- Container: MP4

- Bitrate: 10-20 Mbps (1080p), 35-68 Mbps (4K)

- Audio: AAC, 320 kbps

- Sample rate: 48 kHz

Archive/Master:

- Codec: ProRes 422 or DNxHD

- Container: MOV

- Audio: Uncompressed PCM

```

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## Best Practices

### DO:

- Plan before you shoot

- Record more footage than needed

- Use manual focus when possible

- Monitor audio with headphones

- Shoot for the edit

- Keep organized project files

- Back up everything (3-2-1 rule)

- Color correct before grading

### DON'T:

- Overuse transitions

- Rely on "fix it in post"

- Forget b-roll coverage

- Ignore audio quality

- Over-sharpen in post

- Export at wrong aspect ratio

- Skip the rough cut phase

- Delete original footage

---

## Quality Checklist

### Pre-Export

- [ ] Timeline resolution matches delivery spec

- [ ] No black frames or gaps

- [ ] Audio levels normalized (-14 LUFS for streaming)

- [ ] All graphics within safe zones

- [ ] Color consistent across scenes

- [ ] Exports without errors

### Final Review

- [ ] Watch full export beginning to end

- [ ] Check on multiple devices/screens

- [ ] Verify audio sync throughout

- [ ] Confirm captions/subtitles accuracy

- [ ] File size appropriate for platform