Video Basics

Front Cover......Page 1
Title Page......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Brief Contents......Page 7
Contents......Page 8
About the Author......Page 19
Preface......Page 20
PART I: Production: Processes and People......Page 26
CHAPTER 1: Production Process......Page 27
PRODUCTION PHASES......Page 29
IMPORTANCE OF PREPRODUCTION......Page 30
PREPRODUCTION: GENERATING IDEAS ON DEMAND......Page 31
PREPRODUCTION: FROM IDEA TO SCRIPT......Page 33
PREPRODUCTION: FROM SCRIPT TO PRODUCTION......Page 35
MEDIA CONVERGENCE......Page 37
CHAPTER 2: Production Team: Who Does What When?......Page 43
PRODUCTION TEAMS......Page 45
PASSING THE BUCK......Page 51
TAKING AND SHARING RESPONSIBILITY......Page 53
PRODUCTION SCHEDULE AND TIME LINE......Page 55
PART II: Image Creation: Digital Video and Camera......Page 60
CHAPTER 3: Image Formation and Digital Video......Page 61
BASIC IMAGE FORMATION......Page 62
DIGITAL PROCESS......Page 68
DIGITAL PROCESS RESTATED......Page 69
WHY DIGITAL?......Page 72
CHAPTER 4: Video Camera......Page 75
BASIC CAMERA FUNCTION AND ELEMENTS......Page 76
TYPES OF CAMERAS......Page 86
CHAPTER 5: Operating the Camera......Page 95
BASIC CAMERA MOVEMENTS......Page 97
CAMERA MOUNTS AND HOW TO USE THEM......Page 100
OPERATIONAL FEATURES......Page 111
GENERAL GUIDELINES......Page 114
CHAPTER 6: Looking Through the Viewfinder......Page 119
FRAMING A SHOT......Page 121
MANIPULATING PICTURE DEPTH......Page 132
CONTROLLING CAMERA AND OBJECT MOTION......Page 135
PART III: Image Creation: Sound, Light, Graphics, and Effects......Page 140
CHAPTER 7: Audio and Sound Control......Page 141
MICROPHONES......Page 143
SOUND CONTROL......Page 157
SOUND RECORDING......Page 166
AUDIO POSTPRODUCTION......Page 169
SOUND AESTHETICS......Page 172
CHAPTER 8: Light, Color, and Lighting......Page 177
LIGHT......Page 179
SHADOWS......Page 182
COLOR......Page 186
LIGHTING INSTRUMENTS......Page 190
LIGHTING TECHNIQUES......Page 199
CHAPTER 9: Graphics and Effects......Page 215
PRINCIPLES OF GRAPHICS......Page 217
STANDARD ELECTRONIC VIDEO EFFECTS......Page 221
DIGITAL EFFECTS......Page 226
PART IV: Image Control: Switching, Recording, and Editing......Page 234
CHAPTER 10: Switcher and Switching......Page 235
PRODUCTION SWITCHER......Page 236
BASIC SWITCHER FUNCTIONS......Page 238
SWITCHER LAYOUT......Page 239
SWITCHER OPERATION......Page 242
AUTOMATED PRODUCTION CONTROL......Page 247
CHAPTER 11: Video Recording......Page 251
VIDEO-RECORDING SYSTEMS......Page 253
VIDEOTAPE-RECORDING PROCESS......Page 261
TAPELESS RECORDING MEDIA......Page 267
USE OF VIDEO RECORDING......Page 269
CHAPTER 12: Postproduction: Linear and Nonlinear Editing......Page 273
NONLINEAR EDITING......Page 275
LINEAR EDITING......Page 281
POSTPRODUCTION PREPARATIONS......Page 289
OFF-LINE AND ON-LINE EDITING......Page 294
POSTPRODUCTION FACILITIES......Page 297
CHAPTER 13: Editing Principles......Page 301
EDITING PURPOSE......Page 302
EDITING FUNCTIONS......Page 303
AESTHETIC PRINCIPLES OF CONTINUITY EDITING......Page 304
AESTHETIC PRINCIPLES OF COMPLEXITY EDITING......Page 317
PART V: Production Environment: Studio, Field, Postproduction, and Synthetic......Page 322
CHAPTER 14: Production Environment: Studio......Page 323
VIDEO PRODUCTION STUDIO......Page 325
STUDIO CONTROL ROOM......Page 328
MASTER CONTROL......Page 333
STUDIO SUPPORT AREAS......Page 335
SCENERY, PROPERTIES, AND SET DRESSINGS......Page 336
SET DESIGN......Page 341
CHAPTER 15: Production Environment: Field, Postproduction, and Synthetic......Page 347
ELECTRONIC NEWS GATHERING......Page 349
ELECTRONIC FIELD PRODUCTION......Page 351
BIG REMOTES......Page 360
POSTPRODUCTION ROOMS......Page 361
SYNTHETIC ENVIRONMENTS......Page 363
PART VI: Production Control: Talent and Directing......Page 368
CHAPTER 16: Talent, Clothing, and Makeup......Page 369
PERFORMING TECHNIQUES......Page 371
ACTING TECHNIQUES......Page 380
AUDITIONS......Page 382
CLOTHING......Page 383
MAKEUP......Page 384
CHAPTER 17: Putting It All Together: Directing......Page 387
SCRIPT FORMATS......Page 389
VISUALIZATION......Page 396
PREPARING FOR A MULTICAMERA STUDIO PRODUCTION......Page 398
CONTROL ROOM DIRECTING......Page 404
SINGLE-CAMERA DIRECTING......Page 414
Epilogue......Page 421
Glossary......Page 422
Index......Page 436