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TVC Production: Techniques in Print and Broadcast Advertising
TVC Production: Techniques in Print and Broadcast Advertising
TVC Production: Techniques in Print and Broadcast Advertising
Techniques in Print
and Broadcast Advertising
TVC Production Process
Creating Effective TV Commercials
• Begin at the finish.
– Concentrate on the final impression the
commercial will make.
• Create an attention-getting opening.
– An opening that is visually surprising or full of
action, drama, humor or human interest sets
the context and allows a smooth transition to
the rest of the commercial.
• Use a situation that grows naturally out of
the sales story.
– Avoid distracting gimmicks. Make it easy for
viewers to identify with the characters.
Creating Effective TV Commercials
• Characters are the living symbol of the
product.
– They should be appealing, believable,
nondistracting and most of all relevant.
• Keep it simple.
– The sequence of ideas should be easy to
follow. Keep the number of elements in the
commercial to a minimum.
• Write concise audio copy.
– The video should carry most of the weight.
Fewer than 2 WPS is effective for
demonstrations. For TVCs, 101-110 words is
most effective. More than 170 words is too
talky.
Creating Effective TV Commercials
• Make demonstrations dramatic but
believable.
– They should always be true to life and avoid the
appearance of camera tricks.
• Let the words interpret the picture and
prepare viewers for the next scene.
– Use conversational language; avoid “ad” talk.
• Run scenes five or six seconds on average.
– Rarely should a scene run less than 3 seconds.
Offer a variety of movement-filled scenes
without “jumping”.
Creating Effective TV Commercials
• Keep the look of the video fresh and new.
TVC Script
VIDEO AUDIO
Dolly
Transitions
• Fade in: optical transition in which a black
screen gradually brightens into an image.
Used to begin a story or sequence.
Transitions
• Fade out: one in which the image
gradually darkens to black. Used to end
story or sequence.
Transitions
• Jump Cut: Scenes instantly change
without transition
Transitions
• Dissolves (DISS)
– Matched dissolves-two connected scenes are
similar in form, motion or content.
– Overlapping dissolves-slower transitions which
2 scenes can be seen superimposed in the
middle of the dissolve.
– Distorted dissolves-shimmy, ripple, shiver,
shake, twist etc.
Transitions
– Wipe-second scene appears to push the
first scene off the screen.
Inserting text and images
• Superimpose: (SUPER) Product or text
appears to float or pasted on the video.
Cartoon Network
The End
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