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Explore the fundamentals of Three Point Lighting, focusing on Key Light, Fill Light, and Back Light. Gain insights into video switcher functionality, including details on banks, buses, transitions, and sound mixing basics. Discover how to utilize effects like cuts, dissolves, and wipes to enhance your video production. This guide details the operation of sound channels, gain controls, and the importance of monitoring levels using a Volume Unit Meter, ensuring a balanced and professional sound mix.
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TCF 145 Three Point Lighting: • Key Light • Fill Light • Back Light
TCF 145 Key Effects: • Lower Third • Chroma Key
Parts of a Switcher Each button on the left side represents an image source A row of buttons is called a “bank” or “bus”
Parts of a Switcher There is always a Program bus and a Preview bus
Parts of a Switcher Fader Bars let you transition from one bus to another
Parts of a Switcher The top busses are used for effects You can cut or transition to the top busses from the bottom busses The buttons on the right side let you control effects
Transitions Between Shots Cut – An immediate change from one image to another. Achieved by pressing the appropriate input source button on the live bus. Dissolve -To fade out one shot or scene while simultaneously fading in the next, overlapping the two during the process. Achieved by using fader bar to transition from one bus to another.
Transitions Between Shots Wipe – A transition where one image appears to wipe the preceding image from the screen. Wipes can move horizontally, vertically, or be in various shapes. Achieved by using the fader bar to transition from one bus to another.
Sound Mixing Basics The columns on the left side are alike or very similar Each column represents a sound source The columns are called channels
Sound Mixing Basics Each channel has: An on/off switch A Fader A Gain Trim Control
Sound Mixing Basics Use the Gain Trim Control to set the sound level so the fader can be set at zero
Sound Mixing Basics The other channel controls allow you to process and route the channel
Sound Mixing Basics The Master Volume Controls are on the right side
Sound Mixing Basics The volume level is shown on the Volume Unit (VU) Meter Don’t let the needle go into the red