Digital video camerawork

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 founda...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ward, Peter (-)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford [England] ; Boston [Mass.] : Focal Press 2000.
Edition:1st edition
Series:Media manuals.
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009627169706719
Table of 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