Video production handbook / Gerald Millerson, Jim Owens.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Millerson, Gerald.

Contributor:

Owens, Jim, 1957-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Video recording.

Video recordings--Production and direction.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (338 p.)

Edition:

4th ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Boston : Focal Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Techniques matter! Great ideas don't automatically translate into great programs. It's not enough simply to show what is going on. The way you present your subject will influence how your audience responds. You need to choose your picture and sound carefully, to convey your ideas in an interesting, persuasive way. This book will show you how. Video Production Handbook shows the full production process, from inception of idea to final distribution. The book focuses especially on why each step occurs as it does and provides guidance in choosing the simplest method

Contents:

Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Table of Contents; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1 Overview of video production; 1.1 What is video production?; FIRST STEP IN VIDEO PRODUCTION; 1.2 The need for ""know-how""; 1.3 It's designed for you; 1.4 Learning basics; 1.5 Remember the purpose; 1.6 Equipment; 1.7 What equipment is needed?; 1.8 Is there a right way?; 1.9 The production approach; TECHNICALITIES; 1.10 Equipment performance; CHAPTER 2 Production crew; 2.1 Production crew size; VIDEO PRODUCTION CREW JOB DESCRIPTIONS; 2.2 Producer; 2.3 Assistant producer or associate producer (AP)

2.4 Director2.5 Assistant director or associate director (AD); 2.6 Floor manager (FM) or stage manager (SM); 2.7 Production assistant (PA); 2.8 Technical director (TD) or vision mixer; 2.9 Makeup artist; 2.10 Graphic designer/operator; 2.11 Lighting director/vision supervisor; 2.12 Camera operator; 2.13 Camera assistant; 2.14 Audio mixer/sound mixer/sound supervisor; 2.15 Boom operator or audio assistant; 2.16 Engineer; 2.17 Writer; 2.18 Editor; 2.19 Set designer; PROFESSIONAL CREW; 2.20 Freelance crew; 2.21 Below-the-line/above-the-line; 2.22 The structure of a video production crew

CHAPTER 3 Organizing the production3.1 Art conceals craft; 3.2 Shot selection; 3.3 The problem of familiarity; 3.4 The problem of quality; 3.5 The problem of ""bigger and better""; 3.6 Communication can be elusive; 3.7 Start with an idea (concept); 3.8 Goals and objectives; 3.9 Target audience; 3.10 Research; 3.11 Covering the subject; 3.12 Production methods; 3.13 The empirical approach; 3.14 The planned approach; 3.15 Storyboards; 3.16 Why plan?; 3.17 The three stages of production; 3.18 Coverage; 3.19 Building an outline; 3.20 Broad treatment; 3.21 Production research

3.22 Remote surveys (recce)3.23 Freedom to plan; 3.24 Single camera shooting; 3.25 Multicamera shooting; 3.26 Copyright; 3.27 Contracts; CHAPTER 4 Production techniques; 4.1 Single- and multicamera production; 4.2 Multicamera ISO; 4.3 Multicamera production without a switcher; 4.4 The illusion of reality; 4.5 The camera's role; 4.6 The camera as an observer; 4.7 The persuasive camera; 4.8 Beginning and ending; 4.9 Production methods; 4.10 How do you visualize something that does not exist?; CHAPTER 5 Writing for video; 5.1 The script's purpose; 5.2 Is a script needed?

5.3 Basic script formats5.4 The full script; 5.5 The drama script; 5.6 Suggestions on scriptwriting; 5.7 Be visual; 5.8 Assimilation; 5.9 Relative pace; 5.10 Style; CHAPTER 6 The camera; 6.1 A range of models; 6.2 Cameracraft; CAMERA FEATURES; 6.3 Main features; 6.4 The lens system; 6.5 Focal length and lens angle; 6.6 The prime lens; 6.7 The zoom lens; 6.8 Zoom lens control; 6.9 The aperture of the camera; 6.10 Lens accessories; 6.11 The image sensor; 6.12 Sensitivity; 6.13 The viewfinder; 6.14 Indicators; 6.15 Audio; 6.16 Power; CONTROLLING THE CAMERA; 6.17 Handling the camera

6.18 Supporting the camera

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9786611773281

9781136045530

1136045538

9781136045547

1136045546

9781281773289

128177328X

9780080926902

0080926908

OCLC:

630116954