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 wil...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford
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1994
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| Edition: | 2nd ed |
| Series: | Media manual
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| Collection: | O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Acknowledgements
- Video cameras
- Meet your camera
- Camera systems
- Creating the picture
- The camera lens
- The viewfinder
- Small-format cameras
- Portable/lightweight cameras
- Studio cameras
- Hand holding the camera
- The mounting head
- The camera tripod
- The pedestal
- Jibs and cranes
- Adjusting the lens aperature
- Controlling exposure
- Focusing : the principles
- Focusing : the problems
- Depth of field in practice
- Focal length and lens angle
- Varying the lens angle
- Lens angle and perspective
- Why change the lens angle?
- Lens angle problems
- The zoom lens
- Zoom lens problems
- Automatic controls
- Classifying shots
- Basic shots of people
- Unkind shots
- Long shots
- Medium shots
- Close shots
- Calculating shots
- The picture frame
- Framing the shot
- Reframing
- The basics of composition
- Practical composition
- Composing in depth
- Concentrating attention
- Inappropriate shots
- Problem shots
- Changing camera height
- High shots
- Low shots
- Dolly shots
- Trucking and arcing
- Developing shots
- Camera movement
- In the field : single camera
- Videotaping
- Light and lighting
- Remotes : multi-camera team
- Studio production
- Ready for rehearsal
- Checking the studio
- Camera guides
- In action
- The director relies on you
- Lining up your shots
- Matching shots
- Shooting unrehearsed action
- Problems during the show helping the talent
- Helping lighting treatment
- Helping sound treatment
- The switcher and the camera
- Shooting graphics
- Shooting people
- Shooting demonstrations
- Shooting the pianst
- Shooting instrumentalists
- Filters and effects
- All done by mirrors
- Camera care
- Practice makes perfect
- Further reading
- Glossary
- Includes bibliographical references