我们的视频是如何制作的：英语精读讲义

So, Lenovo reached out to us about making a sponsored video for their new Flex 5 lineup of powerful 2-in-1s like this one.

Lenovo联系我们，想为他们像这样强大的新款Flex 5系列二合一设备制作一期赞助视频。

These are great for creatives.

它们非常适合创作者。

So, we thought,

所以我们想，

"Well, hey, why not show our actual use case for devices like this here at Linus Media Group?" 用詞

“嘿，为什么不展示一下在Linus Media Group这里，我们对这类设备的实际使用场景呢？”

So, Edzel actually just recently upgraded from having just a desktop PC

实际上，Edzel最近刚从只用台式机

and a pad of paper

和纸质记事本，

to having a Lenovo 2-in-1.

升级到了使用Lenovo二合一笔记本。

And we figured,

我们觉得，

"Well, since it's Ed's job to be involved with everyone else's job,

“既然Ed的工作就是参与每个人的工作，

why not do a behind the scenes of how our videos get made?" 短語搭配

为什么不拍个幕后花絮，展示我们的视频是怎么制作的呢？”

So, without further ado, then, 短語搭配

那么，废话不多说，

I give you a day in the life of editor extraordinaire and professional cat herder, 講解

接下来就带你们看看我们非凡的剪辑师兼专业“赶猫人”（团队管家），

Edzel Yago.

Edzel Yago的一天。

We release a video every single day, including weekends.

我们每天都会发布一个视频，包括周末。

And that takes a lot of planning and management because each video has lots of people doing different jobs

这需要大量的计划和管理，因为每个视频都有很多人负责不同的工作，

over a period of several days.

并且要持续好几天。

It's my job to know at what stage of the process each video is at all times 語法

我的工作就是随时掌握每个视频处于哪个制作阶段，

and to coordinate everyone so our videos get released on time.

并协调大家，确保我们的视频能按时发布。

It's not always easy.

这并不总是容易的。

There's construction, things breaking, people breaking things,

会有施工干扰、设备损坏、人为损坏，

and top secret products that have to be announced at exactly the right time.

还有必须在准确时间发布的绝密产品。

The week starts with me telling the writing team how many videos need to be made

每周伊始，我会告诉文案团队需要制作多少个视频，

so that we hit our target and not be screwed the next week, 講解

以便我们达到目标，不会在下周搞砸，

which can happen if someone goes on vacation

这通常发生在有人休假

or if parts we ordered arrived broken.

或者我们订购的零件到货时已经损坏的情况下。

Hey, you guys think we can do eight videos?

嘿，你们觉得我们能搞定八个视频吗？

Positivity. 語氣意圖

保持乐观。

Then all the projects are added to our video tracker spreadsheet,

然后所有项目都会添加到我们的视频追踪表格中，

which contains all the deadlines and progress info for all our projects.

里面包含了我们所有项目的所有截止日期和进度信息。

We use fancy conditional formatting to make the colors change automagically. 用詞

我们使用花哨的条件格式让颜色自动神奇地改变。

Then the video status is updated

接着更新视频状态，

and we use the exact same project names here on the server

并在服务器上

and on the calendar so that every part of the project is easy to find no matter where you're looking.

和日历上使用完全相同的项目名称，这样无论你在哪里看，都能轻松找到项目的每个部分。

This is where I start cracking the whip. 習語

这就是我开始“挥鞭子”催进度的地方。

I harass the writers to update me on their progress

我会烦着文案们让他们向我更新进度，

so that I can schedule a time for them to sit down with Linus for script review.

这样我就能安排时间让他们和Linus坐下来审阅脚本。

The more people we hire, the tougher it is to get one-on-one time with Linus. 語法

我们雇的人越多，与Linus一对一交流的时间就越难争取。

But at the same time,

但与此同时，

these script reviews,

这些脚本审阅，

even though they can take as long as an hour or more, 語法

即使可能会花费一个多小时甚至更长时间，

have become more important than ever

却变得比以往任何时候都更加重要，

to ensure that even though Linus has written less than 25% of our videos this year,

以确保即使Linus今年写的视频不到25%，

all our content still maintains a consistent style,

我们所有的内容仍然保持一致的风格，

dick jokes and all. 短語搭配

比如那些荤段子之类的。

That's just

就是这样，

shove you in here.

把你塞进来。

Sometimes I get to eat my lunch. 語法

有时候我还能吃个午饭。

Hey, I got to do something?

嘿，我得干点活吗？

Sometimes.

有时候吧。

The first major handoff is from the writers to the shooters,

第一次主要的交接是从文案到摄像，

the people behind the camera.

也就是镜头后面的人。

I assign one shooter to film the A-roll, 文化背景

我安排一个摄像负责拍摄A-roll，

that's the footage of the host talking,

也就是主持人讲话的镜头，

and another shooter to film the B-roll.

然后安排另一个摄像拍摄B-roll。

That's all the other footage you see,

也就是你看到的所有其他画面，

like shots of the product or silly skits or whatever.

比如产品特写、搞笑小剧场之类的。

And next time you see a product appear in 5 to 8 locations,

下次当你看到一个产品出现在5到8个不同的场景时，

consider that it can take up to 45 minutes to wipe the fingerprints off the product,

想象一下这可能需要长达45分钟来擦拭产品上的指纹，

set up the 2 to 6 lights being used,

设置2到6盏灯光，

and wrangle up any actors you may need. 用詞

还要找齐你可能需要的演员。

Hello, Hollywood.

喂，好莱坞吗？

I'd like one actor, please.

我需要一个演员，谢谢。

The writers meet with the B-roll shooter

文案会和负责B-roll的摄像开会，

to collaborate on the visuals that will accompany the host voiceover.

合作构思配合主持人配音的视觉效果。

By the time this meeting is over, 語法

到这个会议结束时，

nearly the entire script will have what we call guidance. 語法

几乎整个脚本都会有我们称之为“指导”的东西。

And we call it that because it's a suggestion for how it should be done,

我们之所以这么叫，是因为它只是一个怎么做的建议，

but we don't want to take all the creative freedom 短語動詞

而不是想把进一步参与制作流程的人的

away from the folks further down the production chain. 習語

所有创作自由都剥夺。

Brandon and Max are our regular shooters,

Brandon和Max是我们常规的摄像师，

but if we're in a hurry,

但如果赶时间的话，

sometimes I just grab whoever's available

有时候我就会抓任何有空的人来，

since most of our editors are actually pretty handy behind the camera, too. 用詞

因为我们大部分的剪辑师实际上也能很好地胜任摄像工作。

Hey, I need someone to shoot something real quick.

嘿，我需要个人赶紧去拍点东西。

I can help.

我来帮忙。

Dennis,

Dennis，

I know you're not doing anything.

我知道你现在没事做。

Let's go.

我们走。

I'm busy.

我很忙的。

Next, the shooters have to ingest their footage, 用詞

接下来，摄像们得导入他们的素材，

putting it in a specific location on our server

把它们放在服务器上的特定位置，

where the next people in the assembly line, 習語

好让流水线上的下一批人，

the editors, will know where to look for it.

也就是剪辑师，知道去哪里找。

A lot more went into hooking up our ingest stations 講解

建立我们的素材导入工作站可比

than just hooking up an SD card reader.

仅仅插个SD卡读卡器要复杂得多。

We're able to ingest footage at 200 to 300 MB/s.

我们能够以200到300 MB/s的速度导入素材。

Keep your eyes peeled for an upcoming video all about our ingest process 習語

请密切关注我们即将发布的关于素材导入流程

and server infrastructure upgrades.

和服务器基础设施升级的视频。

Once all the shots are on the server,

一旦所有的镜头都上传到了服务器，

the editors can get to work putting it all together. 講解

剪辑师就可以开始把它们组装在一起。

They use the writer's guidance to arrange all the shots

他们利用文案的指导来编排所有镜头，

and, of course, add their own flair, 短語搭配

当然还会加入自己的风格，

some of which is subtle and some of which is pretty obvious. 語法

其中有些很微妙，有些则非常明显。

But it's not always smooth. 習語

但这并不总是一帆风顺。

Sometimes the editors find out that a shot is too short compared to the voiceover

有时候剪辑师会发现某个镜头对比配音来说太短了，

or maybe the host misspoke or some shots are just flat out missing. 短語搭配

或者主持人说错了话，又或者某些镜头根本就没拍。

Then we'll have to find someone available to shoot a pickup 文化背景

那我们就必须找个有空的人去补拍，

so the editor can keep working.

这样剪辑师才能继续工作。

After Taran pulls an all-nighter and uses all 200 of his macro keys finishing up the video, 短語搭配

在Taran通宵熬夜、用尽了他所有的200个宏按键完成视频之后，

it's time for quality control.

就到了质量控制时间。

The writer sits down with the editor and reviews the video to make sure the information is accurate

文案和剪辑师坐下来一起审查视频，确保信息准确，

and that no unreleased products or email addresses accidentally wind up in the background. 短語動詞

并且没有未发布的产品或电子邮件地址意外出现在背景里。

Then another editor, usually me or Taran,

然后另一位剪辑师，通常是我或Taran，

reviews it for glitches and then finally,

会检查是否有小故障，最后，

assuming we can find him, Linus reviews it.

假设我们能找到他，Linus会进行最终审核。

And finally, it's time for, you guessed it, our wonderful thumbnails. 表達脈絡

最后，到了制作时间——你猜对了，我们精彩的封面缩略图。

We try to shoot these on the green screen

我们尽量在绿幕上拍摄这些照片，

and then use Photoshop to make them more,

然后用Photoshop让它们显得更……

how do you say, 語氣意圖

怎么说呢，

clickable

更诱人点击一点，

before posting them online.

然后再发布到网上。

And that's it.

就是这样。

Big thanks to Lenovo for sponsoring this vid.

非常感谢Lenovo赞助本视频。

Woah, woah, woah, woah.

哇，哇，哇，哇。

Hold on a minute, Ed. 語氣意圖

等一下，Ed。

we didn't mention anything about the sales team.

我们根本没提到销售团队啊。

This video wouldn't even be possible

要是没有他们，这个视频根本不可能——

Get out!

出去！

Sales people.

销售人员真是的。

Find out more about the Lenovo Flex 5 using the link in the description below.

使用下方描述里的链接，了解更多关于Lenovo Flex 5的信息。

Smash the like button if you like this video.

如果你喜欢这个视频，请猛击点赞按钮。

Otherwise, you know what to do.

否则的话，你懂该怎么做。

And as always,

和往常一样，

be sure to drop by our forum and merch store.

别忘了逛逛我们的论坛和周边商店。

You'll find the links in the description below.

你可以在下方描述里找到链接。