Video camera techniques
Video Camera Techniques is an ideal starter guide for anyone owning a camcorder, newcomers to the field of broadcast or corporate video-making, or students who all wish to make videos to professional standards.Written in Gerald Millserson's easy to understand style, this step by step guide will...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; Boston :
Focal Press
1994.
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| Edición: | 2nd ed |
| Colección: | Media manuals.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009629579206719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; INTRODUCTION; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; VIDEO CAMERAS; Consumer camera systems; Professional camera systems; MEET YOUR CAMERA; You can always check; Successful picture making; CAMERA SYSTEMS; One-piece units; Modular systems; CREATING THE PICTURE; The CCD image sensor; THE CAMERA LENS; The zoom lens; The focus control; Adjusting the lens aperture; THE VIEWFINDER; Types of viewfinder; Viewfinder adjustments; SMALL-FORMAT CAMERAS; The video light; The camera microphone; The need for indicators; PORTABLE/LIGHTWEIGHT CAMERAS; Formats
- Power flexibilityWorking set-up; STUDIO CAMERAS; The camera chain; Facilities; HAND HOLDING THE CAMERA; Moving around; SUPPORTING THE CAMERA; Simple camera supports; Body supports; Stabilizers; THE MOUNTING HEAD; Balance; Drag; Types of head; THE CAMERA TRIPOD; Design details; Altering camera height; Beware!; The tripod dolly/rolling tripod; THE PEDESTAL; Types of pedestal; Counterbalancing; Operating the pedestal; JIBS AND CRANES; The jib arm; Studio cranes; ADJUSTING THE LENS APERTURE; Adjusting the iris; The effect of adjustment; CONTROLLING EXPOSURE; Light levels; Basic solutions
- Tonal contrastSelective exposure; FOCUSING - THE PRINCIPLES; What affects the depth of field?; Does this effect really matter?; Following focus; FOCUSING - THE PROBLEMS; Selective focusing; Shifting focus; DEPTH OF FIELD IN PRACTICE; Adjusting light intensity; Practical operation; FOCAL LENGTH AND LENS ANGLE; Altering the focal length; Lens angle; VARYING THE LENS ANGLE; Moving the camera; A range of angles available; LENS ANGLE AND PERSPECTIVE; Forms of distortion; Deliberate distortion; WHY CHANGE THE LENS ANGLE?; How changing the lens angle can help; LENS ANGLE PROBLEMS; The normal lens
- The narrow-angle lensThe wide-angle lens; THE ZOOM LENS; Lens limitations; Zoom lens design; The shot box; ZOOM LENS PROBLEMS; Take care!; Pre-focusing the zoom lens; AUTOMATIC CONTROLS; Types of auto-control; Motorized zoom; Auto-focus; Problem subjects; Auto-exposure control (auto-iris); CLASSIFYING SHOTS; Defining the shot; General classifications; BASIC SHOTS OF PEOPLE; General terms; Terminology; UNKIND SHOTS; Lens angle; Camera height; LONG SHOTS; Shot preferences; Camera operation; Lens flare; MEDIUM SHOTS; Camera operation; Audience interest; CLOSE SHOTS; Regular problems
- Depth of fieldSubject movement; Confining the subject; CALCULATING SHOTS; Measuring the shot; How to use the graph; THE PICTURE FRAME; The two-dimensional world; Tight and loose framing; Headroom; Receiver masking; FRAMING THE SHOT; Avoid routine centering; Offset framing; The rule of thirds; Framing people; REFRAMING; Reframe during movement; People enter the frame; People leave the frame; Maintaining good framing; THE BASICS OF COMPOSITION; Line; Tone; Balance; Unity; PRACTICAL COMPOSITION; Adjusting composition; COMPOSING IN DEPTH; Enhancing depth; Aim at natural effects
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