Media production is the process of producing media content. There are three stages of media production: pre-production, production, and post-production. 

• Pre-production involves all of the planning aspects of the media production process before recording/filming begins. This includes scriptwriting, storyboarding, scheduling, logistics, and other administrative duties. 

• Production is the phase of audio/video production which captures the video content and involves interviewing/filming the subject(s) of the content. 

• Post-production is the action of selectively combining those audio/video clips through video editing into a finished product that tells a story or communicates a message.

Vocabulary

• B-roll - the secondary video footage shot outside of the primary (or A-roll) footage. It is often spliced together with the main footage to bolster the story, create dramatic tension, or further illustrate a point. 

• Nat sound/“pops”- Nat sound (short for natural sound) is the audio portion of the video image we're seeing on screen. ... The great thing about nat sound is that it makes an image more real for the viewer. It helps "put the viewer there"

• Shot - is a series of frames that runs for an uninterrupted period of time

• Standups - a stand-up interview is where the talent (the news reporter), usually on location, is standing up. ... This is where the cameraperson literally is shooting over the interviewer's shoulder so when the camera gets zoomed in on the interviewee during a long response, the resulting close-up will be a full-face shot.

• Storytelling - the most basic story structure consists of a beginning, middle, and end

• Wide shot (WS) - a type of camera shot where a character or group of characters is completely within the frame.

• Medium shot (MS) - is a camera shot that shows an actor from the top of their head to roughly their waist. This camera shot shows less than a wide shot but more than a tight shot.

• Tight shot or Close-Up (CU) - is a type of camera shot that tightly frames a person or object. Close-ups display the most detail, but they do not include the broader scene. 

• Total Run Time (TRT) - the total duration of an audiovisual item