Rajmohan .

M
Assistant Professor
School of Media and Communication
Agurchand Manmull Jain College, Chennai.
TELEVISION PRODUCTION
Mail: rajpedagogy@gmail.com
VISUALIZATION
Mentally converting a scene into a number of key television
images, not necessarily in sequence.

The mental image of a shot.

-By Herbert Zettl

TOOLS AIDING VISUALISATION

• story board
• photo board
• video
• animation
PRINCIPLES OF

VISUAL GRAMMAR
1. Headroom - The space above the object or character within a
frame.

2. Nose room/Lead room - The space within the frame that

connects to an outside space of interest

3. 180-degree rule - An imaginary line called the axis connects

the characters and by keeping the camera on one side of this
axis for every shot in the scene

4. Shot, reverse-shot sequence - shot of two characters engaged

in a dialogue will favor one and another.
 1. TERRESTRIAL TELEVISION- It is also known as Over-The-Air or OTA. It is the traditional method
of television broadcast signal delivery.

2. SATELLITE & CABLE BROADCASTING-A broadcast system in which signals that come from the
satellite to the cable operator are distributed via co-axial cables to individuals subscribers.
TYPES OF 3. CONDITIONAL ACCESS SYSTEM- A TV signal receiving system wherein the subscriber can

TELECASTING choose which channels to watch and pay for; an extension of the cable system, involving a set top
box.
4. DIRECT TO HOME- A TV signal receiving system in which the subscriber receives signals directly
from a satellite to a small dish, involves a set-top box.

5. INTERNET PROTOCOL TELEVISION- A method of receiving video as a stream and viewing it on

television through the internet protocol.
 1. National Television Systems Committee:

This standard was introduced in the US in 1940

PRODUCTION NTSC has 525 lines displayed at 30 frames per second.
STANDARDS It has lower resolution than PAL or SECAM

NTSC, 2. Phase Alternating Line or PAL:

PAL, PAL was introduced in Germany in 1967.

It has higher resolution with 625 lines and uses only 25 frames per second.

SECAM the flicker becomes unnoticeable.

3. Sequential Colour with Memory:

SECAM was introduced in France in 1967.

its recording consumes more tape per given amount of recording time.
 There are 3 different stages of production
DIFFERENT STAGES OF 1. Pre-Production
PRODUCTION 2. Production
3. Post Production

1. Pre-Production- The planning stage. 2. Production- The shooting stage. 3. Post Production- The completion stage
Generating Ideas Blocking, Rehearing & shooting Logging
Scripting Planning & Executing Shoots Editing
Writing the treatment Handling the Master Shot
Storyboarding Dealing with Visualizing Problems
Planning
Location Hunting
Budgeting
Requisitioning Facilities & Equipment's
Procuring Permits
Shooting Schedule
Briefing the Crew
 Direction
Set Designer
Floor Management
Production Manager
Budget Preparation
Scriptwriter
Cameraperson
TELEVISION
Lighting Director

CREW Make-Up Artist

Costume Designer
Choreographer
Properties Manager
Audio Engineer
Electrical Engineer
Music Director
Graphic Engineer
Video Editor
Talent
FLOOR

MANAGEMENT
1.A set design is drawn on the floor plan pattern

2.Shows the floor area, the main studio doors, the location of the
control room, and the studio walls.

3.Helps in preparing the preliminary blocking of talent, cameras,

and microphone booms

4.Helps to set up the scenery and place the major set properties

5.Supports the lighting director to design the light plot.

FLOOR

MANAGER

• Checks the sets, props and technical equipment

are safe & ready to use

• Coordinating between the director and other

production people.

• Passing the cues to the guests and presenters

• Managing the audience.

• Dealing with the technical problems.

• Coordinating rehearsals and run through.

 BUDGET PREPARATION
· Production budget determines how much money will be spent on the entire
video project. It involves the identification and estimation of cost items for
each phase of TV Production
(development, pre-production, production, post-production and distribution).

· The budget structure is normally split into "above-the-line" (creative) and

"below-the-line“ (technical) costs
THE END
Rajmohan . M
Assistant Professor
School of Media and Communication
Agurchand Manmull Jain College, Chennai.
Mail: rajpedagogy@gmail.com