Digital video camerawork / Peter Ward.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ward, Peter, 1936-

Series:

Media manuals.

Media manual

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Digital cameras--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Digital cameras.

Digital video--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Digital video.

Photography--Digital techniques--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Photography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (230 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Oxford [England] ; Boston [Mass.] : Focal Press, 2000.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This manual introduces digital camerawork techniques used in television and video production. Written as a practical guide, the author's step-by-step instructions take you through everything you need to know, from camera controls, to editing, lighting and sound.This text provides a solid foundation to build upon in the area of digital video production. In a period of transition between analogue and digital acquisition/recording formats Digital Video Camerawork provides up-to-date information familiarizing you with the different production styles and requirements.

Contents:

Cover; digital video camerawork; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; TELEVISION ENGINEERING; Technique and technology; Light into electricity; The video signal; Image quality; Charge-coupled devices; FIT and HAD CCDs; CCD integration; The digital signal; Why compression is needed; Compression standards; The digital camera; Format and budget; Digital recording; DV format; DVCPro format; Digital-S format; Disk recording; THE ZOOM LENS; The zoom lens; Angle of view; Depth of field; Zooming; Focus; Dual format cameras; CAMERA CONTROLS; Essential camera controls

Auto and manual controlsLens controls; Effects filters; Colour temperature; Colour temperature correction filters; White balance; Viewfinder; Exposure; Contrast range; Exposure continuity; Contrast control; Electronic contrast control; Adjusting exposure; Zebra exposure indicators; Production requirements; Gain, noise and sensitivity; Electronic shutters; Timecode; Timecode and production; Timecode lock; Menus; Scene files; Gamma and linear matrix; Aspect ratios; Widescreen; Widescreen composition; CAMERAWORK; Camera technique; Shot structure; Composition; Visual conventions

Depiction of spaceCamera movement; Controlling composition; PROGRAMME PRODUCTION; Programme production; Customary technique; Standard camerawork; Alternative styles; News; Interviews; Live inserts; Magazine items; Documentary ethics; Documentary styles; EDITING; Camerawork and editing; Editing technology; Insert and assembly editing; Timecode and editing; Continuity editing; Perennial techniques; Matching shots; Rhythm; Types of edit; Fact or fiction; What the editor requires; Telling a story; Structuring a sequence; Editing an interview; LIGHTING; Television lighting

Characteristics of lightLighting levels; Types of location luminaires; Lighting a face; Colour correction; Mixed light; SOUND; Programme production and audio; The nature of sound; Digital audio; Camcorder audio facilities; Microphones; Basic audio kit; Radio microphones; Microphone technique; Location sound; Audio levels; Stereo; ROAD CRAFT; Road craft; Camera mounts; Batteries; Location safety; Glossary

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-136-05601-7

1-136-05602-5

1-281-02528-3

9786611025281

0-08-050457-4

9780080504575

OCLC:

476066732