Effective TV production / Gerald Millerson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Millerson, Gerald., author.

Series:

Media manuals.

Media Manual

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Television--Production and direction.

Television.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (220 p.)

Edition:

3rd ed.

Other Title:

Effective television production

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2016.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Effective TV Production gives a succinct but thorough overview of the production process. Whatever your role in television, this book outlines the main functions of your job, placing them in the context of all other operations and showing how they are interrelated. The book shows how, within the often severe limitations of time and money, it is possible to originate interesting and competitive television programmes. It describes the essentials of good camerawork and relates them to considerations of audio, staging, lighting, make-up and wardrobe techniques and the way in which a production is developed in approach and style form the initial stages to the moment of shooting. This edition is substantially revised to reflect developments in technology and contemporary production styles. Gerald Millerson'd books on television have long been acknowledged as among the best ever published.

Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Dedication; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction to the Third Edition; Television Today; The scale of operations; Live or taped; Television Production; Opportunities and limitations; Style; The Production Team; The Director's Role; The director's task; The director's approach; TV Camera Units; Single camera units; Multi-camera units; A Studio Tour; Studio features; TV cameras; Support areas; Production Control; Typical features; Control room layout; The TV/Video Camera ; The camera head; Main features; The zoom lens system; Types of viewfinder

Camera ControlsCamera adjustments; Camera movements; Camera Facilities; The camera lens; The viewfinder; Indicators; Audio; Supporting The Camera; Hand-held cameras; The pan head/panning head; The tripod; The pedestal; Crane arms; What are 'Lens Angles'?; Zoom ratio; Image size; Lens angle and perspective; Wide-Angle Lens; Advantages; Disadvantages; Narrow-Angle Lens; Advantages; Disadvantages; Camera handling; Depth of field; Using the Zoom Lens; Zoom lens controls; Take care!; Why Zoom?; The effect of zooming; How the zoom lens can help; Dramatic zooms; Defining The Shot; Getting the shot

Changing the shot sizeTerms; Camera height; Choosing The Shot; Why change the shot?; Viewing conditions; The picture's purpose; Pictorial variations; Close Shots; Cameraman's problems; Production problems; Long Shots; Using long shots; Operational problems continuous production; Cameras in shot; Moving The Camera; Camera moves; Focusing; Motivated Camera Movement; Motivation; Panning; Changing the viewpoint; Composing The Picture; General approaches; Arranging people; Framing; Camera height; Clarifying The Shot; Improving clarity; Clarify detail; The Production Switcher-Vision Mixer

Switcher operationAdditional features; Choosing Picture Transitions; Selecting the right transition; The cut; The fade; The mix (dissolve); Wipes; Intercut Shots; Guiding the audience; Typical treatment; Shooting people; Choosing Microphones; Microphone design; Positioning the microphone; Audio Control; The purpose of audio control; Audio control techniques; Methods of Sound Pickup; Local sound; Following action; Practical Sound Pickup; Local sound pickup; Using the sound boom; Practical Sound Problems; Ideal sound; Relative volumes; Distracting sound; Sound and the picture; Scenery

The function of sceneryDevising scenic treatment; Typical design considerations; The Aims of Lighting; Technically speaking; Artistically speaking; Basic lighting approaches; Lighting Problems; Lighting and sound; Shadows; Subject position; Overbright surfaces; Precision lighting; The Aims of Makeup; The value of makeup; The magic of makeup; General practice; Clothes on TV; Problem clothing; The Need for Production Techniques; Why have techniques?; Production Treatment; Back to basics; Formality and informality; The right approach; Styles and Formats; Presentational emphasis

Basic Productional Methods

Notes:

First published 1976, 1983, 1993 by Focal Press.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780080505121

0080505120

9781136050107

1136050108

9781136050091

1136050094

OCLC:

948604341