Effective TV Production
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Effective TV Production

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eBook - ePub

Effective TV Production

About this book

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 often severe limitations of time and money, it is possible to originate interesting and competitive television programmes. It describes the essentials of good camerawork and relates them to considerations of audio, staging, lighting, make-up and wardrobe techniques and the way in which a production is developed in approach and style form the initial stages to the moment of shooting.

This edition is substantially revised to reflect developments in technology and contemporary production styles.

Gerald Millerson'd books on television have long been acknowledged as among the best ever published.

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Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
1994
Print ISBN
9781138140325
eBook ISBN
9781136050091
Topic
Media & Performing Arts
Subtopic
Film & Video

Contents

INTRODUCTION TO THE THIRD EDITION
TELEVISION TODAY
The scale of operations
Live or taped
TELEVISION PRODUCTION
Opportunities and limitations
Style
THE PRODUCTION TEAM
THE DIRECTORā€™S ROLE
The directorā€™s task
The directorā€™s approach
TV CAMERA UNITS
Single camera units
Multi-camera units
A STUDIO TOUR
Studio features
TV cameras
Support areas
PRODUCTION CONTROL
Typical features
Control room layout
THE TV/VIDEO CAMERA
The camera head
Main features
The zoom lens system
Types of viewfinder
CAMERA CONTROLS
Camera adjustments
Camera movements
CAMERA FACILITIES
The camera lens
The viewfinder
Indicators
Audio
SUPPORTING THE CAMERA
Hand-held cameras
The pan head/panning head
The tripod
The pedestal
Crane arms
WHAT ARE ā€˜LENS ANGLESā€™?
Zoom ratio
Image size
Lens angle and perspective
WIDE-ANGLE LENS
Advantages
Disadvantages
NARROW-ANGLE LENS
Advantages
Disadvantages
Camera handling
Depth of field
USING THE ZOOM LENS
Zoom lens controls
Take care!
WHY ZOOM?
The effect of zooming
How the zoom lens can help
Dramatic zooms
DEFINING THE SHOT
Getting the shot
Changing the shot size
Terms
Camera height
CHOOSING THE SHOT
Why change the shot?
Viewing conditions
The pictureā€™s purpose
Pictorial variations
CLOSE SHOTS
Cameramanā€™s ...

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Table of Contents
  6. Introduction to the Third Edition
  7. Television Today
  8. Television Production
  9. The Production Team
  10. The Directorā€™s Role
  11. TV Camera Units
  12. A Studio Tour
  13. Production Control
  14. The TV/Video Camera
  15. Camera Controls
  16. Camera Facilities
  17. Supporting the Camera
  18. What Are ā€˜Lens Anglesā€™?
  19. Wide-Angle Lens
  20. Narrow-Angle Lens
  21. Using The Zoom Lens
  22. Why Zoom?
  23. Defining The Shot
  24. Choosing the Shot
  25. Close Shots
  26. Long Shots
  27. Moving The Camera
  28. Motivated Camera Movement
  29. Composing the Picture
  30. Clarifying the Shot
  31. The Production Switcher ā€“ Vision Mixer
  32. Choosing Picture Transitions
  33. Intercut Shots
  34. Choosing Microphones
  35. Audio Control
  36. Methods of Sound Pickup
  37. Practical Sound Pickup
  38. Practical Sound Problems
  39. Scenery
  40. The Aims of Lighting
  41. Lighting Problems
  42. The Aims of Makeup
  43. Clothes on TV
  44. The Need for Production Techniques
  45. Production Treatment
  46. Styles and Formats
  47. Basic Productional Methods
  48. Single-Camera Production
  49. Multi-Camera Production
  50. Changing Shot ā€“ Moving Performer
  51. Changing Shot ā€“ Camera and Switching
  52. Shooting the Moving Subject
  53. Production Formats
  54. Basic Production Styles
  55. Developing a TV Production
  56. Planning Visual Treatment
  57. Shot Development
  58. Pictorial Variety
  59. What Facilities Are Needed?
  60. Is Planning Really Necessary?
  61. Production Approaches
  62. Organizing Production Mechanics
  63. Plans And Elevations
  64. Developing the Staging Plan
  65. Planning Shots
  66. Scripting for Television
  67. Production Paperwork
  68. Pre-Studio Rehearsal
  69. Studio Rehearsals
  70. The Floor Manager
  71. Guiding the Crew
  72. Production Timing
  73. Visual Padding
  74. How to Direct Audience Attention
  75. Creating and Controlling Interest
  76. Influencing Audience Attitude
  77. Confusing or Frustrating Techniques
  78. Stretching the Facilities
  79. Economy Thinking
  80. Sound Ideas
  81. Unorthodox Treatment
  82. Continuity
  83. Using Titling
  84. Using Graphics
  85. Using Film
  86. Using Videotape
  87. Electronic Insertion
  88. Guiding the Talent
  89. Cuing
  90. Prompting
  91. The Commentary
  92. The Single Performer
  93. Interviews
  94. Talk Shows
  95. Newscasts
  96. The Illustrated Talk
  97. Demonstrations
  98. Music and Dance
  99. Quiz and Game Shows
  100. TV Drama
  101. The Studio Audience
  102. Reminders on Effective Directing
  103. A Check List of Common Errors
  104. Shooting on Location
  105. Color
  106. Appendixā€“Calculating Shots
  107. Further Reading
  108. Glossary