VIDEO AND SOUND PRODUCTION - EXERCISES

 

Sep 24,2025
24/9/2025 - 19/10/2025
ZHANG QIYU/0384019
Video & Sound Production/Bachelor of Design in Creative Media/Taylor's University
Exercises

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LECTURE

Week 1:

A camera shot is composed of the series of frames from uninterrupted shot. Camera shots are essential for filmmaking and video productions.Camera shot size refers to how much of the subject or scene is visible within the frame of the shot, determined by the distance between the camera and the subject.

• Type of Camera Shot Size:

1. Extreme Wide Shot (ELS)
2. Long Shot (LS) / Wide Shot (WS)
3. Full Shot (FS)
4. Medium Long Shot (MLS) / Medium Wide Shot (MWS)
5. Cowboy Shot
6. Medium Shot (MS)
7. Medium Close Up (MCU)
8. Close Up (CU)
9. Extreme Close Up (ECU)
10.  Establishing Shot 

• Type of Camera Framing:

Camera framing is the art and science of placing subjects in your shots. 

1. Single Shot
2. Two Shot
3. Three Shot
4. Over-the-Shoulder Shot (OTS)
5. Point-of-View Shot (POV)

• Type of Camera Shot Angel:

Shot angles specify the location where the camera should be placed to take a shot. The position of camera and the result would affect the way viewer perceives the scene.

1. Eye Level Shot
2. Low Angle Shot
3. High Angle Shot
4. Hip Level Shot
5. Knee Level Shot
6. Ground Level Shot
7. Shoulder-Level Shot
8. Dutch Angle Shot
9. Birds-Eye-View Shot / Overhead Shot
10. Aerial Shot / Helicopter Shot

• Type of  Composition:

Composition refers to the way elements of a scene are arranged in a camera frame. Shot composition refers to the arrangement of visual elements to convey an intended message

1. Rules of Shot Composition
2. The Rule of Thirds
3. Balance and Symmetry
4. Leading Lines
5. Eye-Level Framing
6. Depth of Field
7. Deep Space Composition

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INSTRUCTIONS

Exercise 1

We need to download all the footages from the google drive and import them into Adobe Premium Pro.

Steps:

1. Download footage
2. Create new Premium Pro Project
3. Import footage into Premium Pro
4. Arrange shots on timeline with proper order
5. Export video

Exercise 1.1

Fig 1.1 Download footage

Fig 1.2 Import new fooatge & create new project

Fig 1.3 Arrange shots on timeline

Fig 1.4 Export sequences

Fig 1.1.5 Exericise 1.1: Editing Exercise

Exercise 1.2

For this exercise, we need to arrange the juggled up videos in order and export it.

Fig 1.6 Import new fooatge & create new project

Fig 1.7 Arrange shots on timeline

Fig 1.8 Export sequences

Fig 1.1.9 Exericise 1.2: Editing Exercise