Effective TV production
Effective TV Production gives a succinct but thorough overview of the production process. Whatever your role in television, this book outlines the main functions of your job, placing them in the context of all other operations and showing how they are interrelated. The book shows how, within the oft...
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| Language: | English |
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Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon
Routledge
2016
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| Edition: | Third edition |
| Series: | Media manuals
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| Collection: | O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Television today
- Television production
- The production team
- The director's role
- TV camera units
- A studio tour
- Production control
- The TV/video camera
- Camera controls
- Camera facilities
- Supporting the camera
- What are 'lens angles'?
- Wide-angle lens
- Using the zoom lens
- Why zoom?
- Defining the shot
- Choosing the shot
- Close shots
- Long shots
- Moving the camera
- Motivated camera movement
- Composing the picture
- Clarifying the shot
- The production switcher vision mixer
- Choosing picture transitions
- Intercut shots
- Choosing microphones
- Audio control
- Methods of sound pickup
- Practical sound pickup
- Practical sound problems
- Scenery
- The aims of lighting
- Lighting problems
- The aims of makeup
- Clothes on TV
- The need for production techniques
- Production treatment
- Styles and formats
- Basic productional methods
- Single-camera production
- Multi-camera production
- Changing shot-moving performer
- Changing shot : camera and switching
- Shooting the moving subject
- Production formats
- Basic production styles
- Developing a TV production planning visual treatment
- Shot development
- Pictorial variety
- What facilities are needed?
- Is planning really necessary?
- Production approaches
- Organizing production mechanics
- Plans and elevations
- Developing the staging plan
- Planning shots
- Scripting for television
- Production paperwork
- Pre-studio rehearsal
- Studio rehearsals
- The floor manager
- Guiding the crew
- Production timing
- Visual padding
- How to direct audience attention
- Creating and controlling interest
- Influencing audience attitude
- Confusing or frustrating techniques
- Stretching the facilities
- Economy thinking
- Sound ideas
- Unorthodox treatment
- Continuity
- Using titling
- Using graphics
- Using film
- Using videotape
- Electronic insertion
- Guiding the talent
- Cuing
- Prompting
- The commentary
- The single performer
- Interviews
- Talk shows
- Newscasts
- The illustrated talk
- Demonstrations
- Music and dance
- Quiz and game shows
- TV drama
- The studio audience
- Reminders on effective directing
- A check list of common errors
- Shooting on location
- Color
- Includes bibliographical references