Introduction to Video Production : Studio, Field, and Beyond.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Compesi, Ronald.

Contributor:

Gómez, Jaime.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Video recordings--Production and direction.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (411 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

London : Taylor and Francis, 2015.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Written in a clear, non-technical manner, Introduction to Video Production focuses on the fundamental principles of video production and the technologies used in production. This book discusses video aesthetics, technologies, and production practice in a clear and concise manner. It also emphasizes the importance of teamwork and planning in the production process. Chapters are clearly organized and heavily illustrated, with key terms identified in boldface. With Introduction to Video Production, readers will learn not only how the technology works, but how to work with the technology and with each other.

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction; The Expanding Universe of Video Production; Television and Video: What's the Difference?; Principal Elements Involved in Video Production; Development, Production, and Distribution; Chapter 2 Video Production Environments; The Video Studio Environment; The Video Field Production Environment; The Postproduction Environment; Chapter 3 Lighting; Basic Lighting Concepts; Lighting Equipment: Types of Lamps; Common Lighting Instruments; Light Mounts; Light Modification and Control; Studio Lighting Principles

Field Lighting PrinciplesLighting Safety; Planning; Chapter 4 The Video Camera; Camera Equipment Quality and Target Markets; Camera Configurations; Parts of a Video Camera; How the Video Camera Makes a Picture: Analog and Digital Standards; Camera Operational Controls; Camera Supports; The Zoom Lens; Aperture Control and Depth of Field; Camera Movement; Operating the Video Camera; Video Connectors; Chapter 5 Audio and Sound Control; Technical Aspects of Sound; Microphones; Connectors and Cables; Audio Mixers; Working with Audio Levels; Digital Audio; Sound Design; Chapter 6 The Video Switcher

Types of Video SwitchersOperational Characteristics of a Video Switcher; Switcher Transitions; Keying; Digital Video Effects; Chapter 7 The Role of the Producer; The Creative Producer; The Production Process Model; The Design Stage; The Production Stage: Aesthetic and Technical Aspects; Evaluation and Distribution; Chapter 8 Directing: Part 1; The Role of the Director; Responsibilities during the Preproduction Process; Aesthetics of Production: Continuity, Depth, and Visual Composition; Chapter 9 Directing: Part 2; The Director's Role during Production; Rehearsals

Directing Multiple Cameras: Studio and RemotesDirecting Single-Camera Productions; The Role of the Director in Postproduction; Chapter 10 Video Recording and Editing; Video Recording Technologies; Video Editing Technologies; Chapter 11 Video Editing Techniques; Editing for Multicamera and Single-Camera Productions; Multicamera Editing Problems; Editing Voice-Driven Pieces; Storytelling; Chapter 12 Graphics and Set Design; Design: The Guiding Principles; Basic Factors in the Design of Graphics for Television and Video; Create: Production Processes and Sources of Graphics

Integrate: Integrating Graphics into a Video ProductionSet Design; Chapter 13 Video on the Web; Types of Video on the Web; Types of Streaming: Progressive, Real-Time, and Live Progressive Download; The Process of Preparing Streaming Video; Chapter 14 Anatomy of Production: Two Case Studies; Anatomy of a Live Multicamera Studio Production; The Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta: The Making of a Documentary; Appendix A Brief History of Audio Recording Media Technologies; Glossary; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781315663784

1315663783

9781317347149

1317347145

OCLC:

1007859913