Introduction to media production : the path to digital media production / Gorham Kindem, Robert B. Musburger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kindem, Gorham Anders.

Contributor:

Musburger, Robert B.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion pictures--Production and direction.

Motion pictures.

Television--Production and direction.

Television.

Analog electronic systems.

Digital electronics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (343 p.)

Edition:

3rd ed.

Place of Publication:

Burlington, MA : Focal Press, c2005.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Introduction to Media Production, Third Edition, provides students with a practical framework for all aspects of media production by addressing the technological and aesthetic changes that have shaped the industry. Offering both hands-on instruction and theoretical information, it provides a sound basis for the techniques, operations, and philosophies of media production in the new digital environment.The new edition has been updated throughout with detailed information on how digital processes have changed everything from shooting to editing to finishing. It i

Contents:

Introduction to Media Production The Path to Digital Media Production; Copyright; Table of Contents; Preface; 1. The Production Process: Analog and Digital Technologies; Topics for Discussion; Introduction; Stages of Production; Preproduction; Production; Postproduction; Digital Versus Analog Technology; Digital Technologies Used in Preproduction; Digital Technologies Used in Production; Digital Technologies Used in Postproduction; A Short History of Audio, Film, and Video Production Technology; Production Terminology; Single-Camera Versus Multiple-Camera and Studio Versus Location Production

Planning for Positive Production ExperiencesAvoiding Negative Production Experiences; The Production Team in Audio, Video, Film, and Multimedia Production; Creative Staff in Media Production; The Producer; The Director; The Assistant/Associate Director; The Scriptwriter; The Production Crew in Media Production; The Director of Photography; The Lighting Director; The Camera Operator; The Art Director of Scenic Designer; The Technical Director; The Editor; The Audio Engineer or Mixer; The Video Engineer or Laboratory Color Timer; The Production Team in the Recording Industry

The Producer and OperatorThe Arranger; The Production Team in Interactive Multimedia Production; The Developer; The Publisher; The Producer; The Designer; The Writer; The Video Director; The Art Director; The Art Graphic Artist/Animator; The Programmer; Visualization: Images, Sounds, and the Creative Process; Conveying Information; Rhetorical Persuasion; Artistic Expression; Production Aesthetics; Realism; Modernism; Postmodernism; Combining Aesthetic Approaches; Summary; Exercises; Additional Readings; Chapter 2. Producing and Production Management; Topics for Discussion; Introduction

ProducingThe Role of the Producer; Production Strategies; Market Research; Production Goals and Objectives; Audience Analysis; Proposal Writing; Project Presentations; Legal Rights and Concerns; Unions, Guilds, and Nonunion Working Conditions; Production Management; Script Breakdown; Shooting Schedule; Production Budget; Summary; Exercises; Additional Readings; Chapter 3. Scriptwriting; Topics for Discussion; Introduction; Visual Thinking; Preparation for Scriptwriting; Research; Premise, Synopsis, and Outline; Treatments; Scriptwriting Formats; Full-Page Master Scene Script format

Split-Page Script FormatSemi-Scripted Formats; Fiction Scriptwriting; Dramatic Structure; Act One; Act Two; Act Three; Rising Action: Crises and Climax; Falling Action: Resolution; Text and Subtext; Narrative Structure; Characterization and Theme; Adaptation; Short Fiction Forms and Formats; Interactive Stories and Games; Nonfiction Scriptwriting; Rhetorical and Expository structure; Voice and Point of View; Narration and Interviews; Short Nonfiction Forms and Formats; News Stories; Talk Show; Commercials and Public Service Announcements; Instructional Films and Videos

Interactive Learning and Training

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786611028374

9781136053146

113605314X

9781281028372

1281028371

9781423708094

1423708091

9780080509310

0080509312

OCLC:

437146323