Book description
This authoritative new reference demystifies the technologies of high definition and 24P cinematography. It is written for the director of photography, camera crew and producer or director and deals with the subject from their point of view. It provides a thorough and logical description of the five scanning formats 24P, 25P, 30P, 50i and 60i as well as recording formats, editing options, delivery potential and discussions on the financial implications theses decisions might have.It looks at comparative costs between different decisions surrounding camera formats, such as 16mm to 35mm shooting for different examples, such as a 100-minute low budget movie or 30 second commercial. There is also considerable discussion on the advantages and disadvantages of using HD versus film, seen from a producer's perspective and what the impact is on all those involved in making a movie. Different delivery systems and camera equipment are discussed as well as editing.
Filled with practical advice for tackling everyday decisions and choices, this is a must-have guide for anyone using or considering using high definition technology.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Halftitle
- Dedication
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- About the Author
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part 1 Why Choose HDCAM?
- Part 2 Pre-Production Decisions
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Part 3 Preparing for a Shoot
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10 Camera preparation prior to the shoot
- 10.1 Accessing the in-camera menus
- 10.2 Resetting the camera to the standard settings
- 10.3 Setting the frame rate
- 10.4 Setting the shutter speed
- 10.5 Equivalent shutter angles
- 10.6 Setting the viewfinder markings
- 10.7 Recording on a memory stick
- 10.8 Black balance
- 10.9 Lining up the monitors
- 10.10 Setting the back focus
- 10.11 Cables
- 10.12 Accessories
- 11 ‘Top of day’ camera assistant checks
- 12 Troubleshooting
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10 Camera preparation prior to the shoot
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Part 4 The Shoot
- 13 Lighting and exposure for HD
- 14 Lenses
- 15 Monitors
- 16 Colour balance
- 17 Playback
- 18 Shipping
- 19 Multi-camera shoots
- 20 Hazardous conditions
- 21 Camera supports
- 22 How HD affects other crafts
- Part 5 Examples of Shoots
- Part 6 Post-Production
- Part 7 The Sony HDW F900 camera
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Part 8 A Selection of Other Cameras and Equipment
- 29 The Panavision HDW 900F and its system
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30 The Sony HDW F750/F730 HD camera
- 30.1 Frame rates
- 30.2 The camera body
- 30.3 Add-in boards etc.
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30.4 Image control via the menus
- 30.4.1 Multi matrix
- 30.4.2 Auto tracing white balance
- 30.4.3 Colour temperature control
- 30.4.4 Selectable gamma curves
- 30.4.5 RGB gamma balance
- 30.4.6 Variable black gamma range
- 30.4.7 Black stretch
- 30.4.8 Adaptive highlight control (auto knee mode)
- 30.4.9 Knee saturation function
- 30.4.10 The triple skin tone detail control
- 30.4.11 Level depend detail
- 30.5 Meta-data handling
- 30.6 The Sony Tele-File system
- 30.7 The optional HD SDI adapter
- 30.8 An overview
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31 The Thomson Viper HD camera
- 31.1 The camera body
- 31.2 Outputs from the camera
- 31.3 Recording a FilmStream signal
- 31.4 The director’s friend
- 31.5 The beam splitter
- 31.6 The Viper’s CCD array
- 31.7 The mechanical shutter
- 31.8 Frame rates
- 31.9 Resolution
- 31.10 The camera’s processor configuration
- 31.11 The camera back
- 31.12 The arguments for a logarithmic recording format
- 31.13 Lenses for the Viper
- 31.14 Monitors for the Viper
- 31.15 Camera accessories
- 31.16 Shipping the Viper
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32 The Sony HDW F500 VTR
- 32.1 An overview
- 32.2 Editing and playback
- 32.3 Simultaneous playback
- 32.4 Slow motion replay
- 32.5 High speed picture search
- 32.6 Digital jog sound
- 32.7 Vertical interval time code (VITC) read/write
- 32.8 The control panel
- 32.9 Remote control
- 32.10 In/out capacity
- 32.11 Optional plug-in boards
- 32.12 Cassettes
- 32.13 Changing the frame rate
- 32.14 Available frame rates
- 32.15 Power supplies
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33 The Sony HDW F900 menus
- 33.1 Using the menus
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33.2 The Operations Menu
- 33.2.1 VF DISPLAY page
- 33.2.2 ‘!’ IND page
- 33.2.3 MARKER page
- 33.2.3.1 MARKER
- 33.2.3.2 CENTER
- 33.2.3.3 SAFETY ZONE
- 33.2.3.4 EFFECT
- 33.2.3.5 ASPECT MODE
- 33.2.3.6 MASK
- 33.2.4 GAIN SW page
- 33.2.5 ZEBRA/VF DTL page
- 33.2.6 AUTO IRIS page
- 33.2.7 BATT ALARM page
- 33.2.8 OTHERS page
- 33.2.9 OPERATOR FILE page
- 33.2.10 LENS FILE page
- 33.3 The Paint Menu
- 33.4 The Maintenance, File and Diagnostic Menus
- Index
Product information
- Title: High Definition and 24P Cinematography
- Author(s):
- Release date: October 2012
- Publisher(s): Focal Press
- ISBN: 9781136054570
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