Media Production Concepts

Angles and points of view.

• CAMERA PERSPECTIVE

• VIEWING ANGLE

• FOCAL LENGTH

• DEPTH OF FIELD

Used to create the environment and dictate tone or mood.

• ATMOSPHERICS

• SYMBOLISM

• NARRATIVE

• DIALECT

Arrangement of the stage or scene; blocking.

• SETTING POSITIONS

• STAGE DIRECTIONS

• SCENE DESIGN

• ACTING BLOCKS

Content that follows a pre-written script.

• SCRIPTED

• IMPROVISED

• SPONTANEOUS

• UNSCRIPTED

Range of sound used in production.

• AMPLITUDE

• FREQUENCY

• WAVELENGTH

• DECIBEL

Music, voice, or effects added to help tell the story that cannot be heard by the characters.

• DIEGETIC SOUND

• NON-DIEGETIC SOUND

• AMBIENT SOUND

• FOLEY SOUND

Style or approach to storytelling.

• TONE

• MOOD

• THEME

• NARRATIVE

Sound used in immersive environments.

• AMBIENT SOUNDS

• SYNTHETIC NOISES

• DOPPLER EFFECT

• WHITE NOISE

Content that is spontaneous or not pre-written.

• UNSCRIPTED

• SCRIPTED

• PLANNED

• REHEARSED

Mono, stereo, surround sound.

• SOUND DESIGN

• Audio Engineering

• Sound Mixing

• Sound Editing