Initial Components Of Video Field Production

Initial components of video field production and how to control the technical components of production should be the first thing on which the video field producer or director ponder upon.

Video field production combines an understanding of the technical factors of production with the aesthetic factor of production. Technical factors relate to developing an operational understanding of the way in which equipment functions. To work successfully with portable video equipment, you must understand how the equipment works. This does not mean that you need to be engineer or understand all of the electronic and physical principles that govern the operations of the equipment. What it does mean is that you must have an understanding of the way in which the system operates, way in which different technical elements interrelate and the way in which you can control the technical components of production. It does mean that you need to have basic understanding of what the video signal is and how it can be controlled. All video equipments operates on similar principles, I stresses fundamental underlying principles of operation. Because underlying operational principles vary little among brands of equipment.

Many handbooks on video production are nothing more than manuals of equipment operation. However, it is my position that one must know not only how to manipulate the equipment but also how to manipulate the medium in which one is working: video. This brings us to the area of media aesthetics. Aesthetic factors throughout this text, refers to production variables and the way in which they can be manipulated to affect audience response to the video message.

We see the process of video field production is a combination of technical factors and aesthetic factors. Whether you are engage in video production for personal, artistic, educational, or broadcast uses, the requirements of the technology and the medium must be considered. The fundamentals of production and the production process discussed here will be helpful to you, no matter what type of video production you are engaged in.



Creative problem solving, if there is one phrase that expresses the idea of what is at the center of video field production, it is creative problem solving. Communication via video means, that the producer/writer/director must understand the medium and how to use it. Finding the appropriate techniques to effectively express the idea and content of the program presents problems that must be solved creatively.

Video field production also presents a unique set of logistical problems. No two days of shooting in the field are ever quite the same because no two locations are ever the same. The ability to deal with the range of problems encountered on location is the mark of the successful field production person.

Finally, video field production presents a set of unique technical problems. People involved in field production simply must know more about the technical side of video production than must their studio counterparts. All manner of technical problem arise in the field, and field producer must be able to anticipate and avoid them or correct them when they arise.

For me, the process of creative problem solving is what makes field production so exciting and enjoyable.


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