Video Camera Techniques
eBook - ePub

Video Camera Techniques

  1. 160 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Video Camera Techniques

About this book

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 help you to master the operation of your camera and quickly develop your own style and imaginative skills.

This new edition now covers the latest types of video camera and gives guidance on camera handling and picture making form basics to advanced techniques.

Gerald Millerson's books on video and television have long been acknowledged as among the best ever published. For more in-depth coverage of all aspects of video production his highly acclaimed Video Production Handbook is the definitive work on the subject. He is the author of two other titles in the Media Manuals series - Lighting for Video and Effective TV Production. His other books published by Focal Press are The Technique of TV Production (now in its 12th edition), The Techniques of Lighting for TV and Film and TV Scenic Design Handbook.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Table of Contents
  6. INTRODUCTION
  7. VIDEO CAMERAS
  8. MEET YOUR CAMERA
  9. CAMERA SYSTEMS
  10. CREATING THE PICTURE
  11. THE CAMERA LENS
  12. THE VIEWFINDER
  13. SMALL-FORMAT CAMERAS
  14. PORTABLE/LIGHTWEIGHT CAMERAS
  15. STUDIO CAMERAS
  16. HAND HOLDING THE CAMERA
  17. SUPPORTING THE CAMERA
  18. THE MOUNTING HEAD
  19. THE CAMERA TRIPOD
  20. THE PEDESTAL
  21. JIBS AND CRANES
  22. ADJUSTING THE LENS APERTURE
  23. CONTROLLING EXPOSURE
  24. FOCUSING – THE PRINCIPLES
  25. FOCUSING – THE PROBLEMS
  26. DEPTH OF FIELD IN PRACTICE
  27. FOCAL LENGTH AND LENS ANGLE
  28. VARYING THE LENS ANGLE
  29. LENS ANGLE AND PERSPECTIVE
  30. WHY CHANGE THE LENS ANGLE?
  31. LENS ANGLE PROBLEMS
  32. THE ZOOM LENS
  33. ZOOM LENS PROBLEMS
  34. AUTOMATIC CONTROLS
  35. CLASSIFYING SHOTS
  36. BASIC SHOTS OF PEOPLE
  37. UNKIND SHOTS
  38. LONG SHOTS
  39. MEDIUM SHOTS
  40. CLOSE SHOTS
  41. CALCULATING SHOTS
  42. THE PICTURE FRAME
  43. FRAMING THE SHOT
  44. REFRAMING
  45. THE BASICS OF COMPOSITION
  46. PRACTICAL COMPOSITION
  47. COMPOSING IN DEPTH
  48. CONCENTRATING ATTENTION
  49. INAPPROPRIATE SHOTS
  50. PROBLEM SHOTS
  51. CHANGING CAMERA HEIGHT
  52. HIGH SHOTS
  53. LOW SHOTS
  54. DOLLY SHOTS
  55. TRUCKING AND ARCING
  56. DEVELOPING SHOTS
  57. CAMERA MOVEMENT
  58. IN THE FIELD – SINGLE CAMERA
  59. VIDEOTAPING
  60. LIGHT AND LIGHTING
  61. REMOTES – MULTI-CAMERA TEAM
  62. STUDIO PRODUCTION
  63. READY FOR REHEARSAL
  64. CHECK THE STUDIO
  65. CAMERA GUIDES
  66. IN ACTION
  67. THE DIRECTOR RELIES ON YOU
  68. LINING UP YOUR SHOTS
  69. MATCHING SHOTS
  70. SHOOTING UNREHEARSED ACTION
  71. PROBLEMS DURING THE SHOW
  72. HELPING THE TALENT
  73. HELPING LIGHTING TREATMENT
  74. HELPING SOUND TREATMENT
  75. THE SWITCHER AND THE CAMERA
  76. SHOOTING GRAPHICS
  77. SHOOTING PEOPLE
  78. SHOOTING DEMONSTRATIONS
  79. SHOOTING THE PIANIST
  80. SHOOTING INSTRUMENTALISTS
  81. FILTERS AND EFFECTS
  82. ALL DONE BY MIRRORS
  83. CAMERA CARE
  84. PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT
  85. FURTHER READING
  86. GLOSSARY