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Introduction |
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Chapter 1 Overview of Video Production |
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1.1 What Is Video Production? |
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1.2 Defining the New Media |
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1.3 Understanding the Field of Video Production |
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1.5 Is There a Right Way? |
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1.6 The Production Approach |
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1.8 It's Designed for You |
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1.10 What Equipment Is Needed? |
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1.11 Equipment Performance |
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Interview: Ben Brown, Media Executive |
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Chapter 2 Production Crew |
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Video Production Crew Job Descriptions |
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2.3 Assistant Producer or Associate Producer |
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2.5 Assistant Director or Associate Director |
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2.7 Floor Manager or Stage Manager |
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2.8 Technical Director or Vision Mixer |
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2.10 Graphic Designer/Operator |
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2.11 Lighting Director/Vision Supervisor |
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2.12 Videographer/Camera Operator/Photographer |
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2.14 Audio Mixer/Sound Mixer/Sound Supervisor |
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2.15 Boom Operator or Audio Assistant |
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2.21 Below-the-Line/Above-the-Line |
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2.22 The Structure of a Video Production Crew |
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2.24 What Do You Bring with You? |
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Interview: Tommy Mitchell, Crewer |
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Chapter 3 Organizing the Production |
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3.3 The Problem of Familiarity |
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3.6 It All Starts with an Idea (Concept) |
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3.8 Determining Your Audience |
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3.10 Covering the Subject |
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3.12 The Empirical Approach |
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3.13 The Planned Approach |
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3.16 The Three Stages of Production |
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3.18 Building a Production Outline |
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3.21 Remote Surveys (Recce) |
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3.23 Single-Camera Shooting |
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3.24 Multicamera Shooting |
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Interview: DT Slouffman, Producer |
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Chapter 4 Production Techniques |
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4.1 Single- and Multicamera Production |
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4.3 Multicamera Production Without a Switcher |
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4.4 The Illusion of Reality |
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4.6 The Camera as an Observer |
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4.7 The Persuasive Camera |
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4.8 How Do You Visualize Something That Does Not Exist? |
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Interview: Scott Rogers, Sports Producer |
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Chapter 5 Writing for Video |
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Suggestions On Scriptwriting |
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Interview: Robyn Sjogren, Writer |
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Chapter 6 Directing |
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6.4 Guiding the Viewer Through the Scene |
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6.5 Organizing the Angles |
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6.7 Focusing Audience Attention |
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6.8 Shooting Controlled Action |
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6.9 Segmented Shooting with a Single Camera |
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6.10 Multicamera Techniques |
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Interview: Doug Smart, Director |
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Chapter 7 The Camera |
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7.5 Focal Length and Lens Angle |
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7.6 The Prime lens or Fixed Lens |
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7.8 The Aperture of the Lens |
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7.11 Gain: Sensor Sensitivity |
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7.15 Supporting the Camera |
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7.17 The Pan Head (Panning Head or Tripod Head) |
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7.22 Specialty Camera Mounts |
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Interview: Keith Brown, Videographer |
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Chapter 8 Using the Camera |
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8.2 Shooting For the Screen |
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8.3 What Is the Best Shot? |
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8.7 Using Focus to Communicate |
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8.10 Underexposure and Overexposure |
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8.12 Exposure: Graduated Filters |
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8.14 Following Moving Subjects |
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8.16 Moving Camera Mounts |
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8.18 Shooting from Vehicles |
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8.19 Selecting the Right Shots |
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8.21 Composition Rules and Guidelines |
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8.22 Shots That Are Different |
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8.23 Watch the Background |
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8.25 Shooting from Different Angles |
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8.30 Changing the Perspective |
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8.32 What Does a Filter Do? |
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8.34 Shooting to Improve Editing |
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Interview: Nathan White: Videographer |
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Chapter 9 Shooting People and Objects |
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9.2 Arranging People Shots |
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9.4 Selecting the Right Shot |
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9.5 Single-Camera Interviews |
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9.6 Editing Continuous Interviews |
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Shooting Instructional Productions |
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9.10 Typical Instructional Productions |
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9.11 Approaches to Instruction |
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9.13 Creating the Instructional Program |
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Interview: Sarah Hogencamp, Director/Videographer |
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Chapter 10 Working with the Talent |
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10.2 Talent and Production Styles |
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10.3 The Interview: Go Beyond the Obvious |
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10.5 Inexperienced Talent |
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10.8 Presenting the Information |
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10.9 Importance of People in the Scene |
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Interview: Kristin Ross Lauterbach, Director |
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Chapter 11 Audio for Video |
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11.1 The Essential Component |
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11.7 It Begins with the Microphone |
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11.8 Directional Features |
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11.9 Dynamic and Condenser Microphones |
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11.11 The Handheld Microphone |
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11.12 The Shotgun Microphone |
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11.13 Lavalier (Lapel or Clip-on Mic) Microphones |
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11.14 Boundary or PZM Microphone |
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11.16 Surround Sound Microphone |
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11.17 Wireless Microphone |
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11.19 Microphone Stands and Mounts |
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11.20 Automatic Gain Control (AGC) for Audio |
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11.22 Monitoring the Audio |
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11.24 Using the Audio Mixer |
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11.25 Preparing for Audio |
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Interview: Noel Dannemiller, Sound Mixer |
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Chapter 12 Lighting for Video |
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12.4 The Camera Does Not Compensate |
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12.6 If There Is Not Enough Light |
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12.7 If There Is Too Much Light |
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12.9 The Spotlight (Hard Light) |
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12.10 The Floodlight (Soft Light) |
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12.12 Three-Point Lighting |
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12.13 Color Temperature Compensation |
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12.14 Shooting in Daylight |
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Lightweight Light Supports |
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12.23 Small Portable Spotlights |
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12.24 Flexible Mat Lighting |
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Interview: Tommy Brown, Lighting |
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Chapter 13 The Background |
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13.1 The Importance of the Background |
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13.2 Real and Unreal Backgrounds |
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13.4 The Neutral Background |
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13.9 Outside/Back-Lot Sets |
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13.11 Watch the Background |
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13.13 Versions of "Reality" |
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13.14 What Can We Do About the Background? |
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13.15 Rearranging the Background |
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13.17 Typical Examples of Partial Settings |
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Interview: John DeCuir, Jr., Production Designer |
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Chapter 14 Television Graphics |
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14.1 The Goals of Television Graphics |
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14.3 Designing Television Graphics |
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14.5 Backgrounds for Graphics |
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Interview: Lou Moore, Television Graphics Operator |
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Chapter 15 Recording the Video |
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15.1 High-Definition Television (HDTV or HD) |
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15.6 Hard Disk Drive (HDD) (Internal Hard Drive) |
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15.7 External Camera Hard Drives |
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15.8 Hard Drive Server Recorders |
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15.10 Recording Media Care |
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15.11 Video Recording Suggestions |
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Interview: Ryan Hammer, Atlas Digital |
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Chapter 16 Editing |
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16.2 Shooting Order versus Running Order |
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16.3 Editing Video and Audio |
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16.5 An Overview of the Nonlinear Process |
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16.11 Where Should the Edits Be Made? |
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16.14 Good Editing Techniques |
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16.15 Anticipating Editing |
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Interview: Brock Smith, Editor |
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Chapter 17 Distributing Your Production |
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17.1 Traditional Broadcast Distribution |
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17.2 Distributing Hard Copies of the Production |
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17.4 Live Online Distribution |
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17.5 Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) |
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17.7 Festivals and Competitions |
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Interview: Chad Crouch: CEO, The Creative Group |
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Glossary |
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Index |
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