Introduction to Video Production, 2nd Edition

Table of contents

1. Cover
2. Title
3. Copyright
4. Contents
5. Acknowledgments
6. Preface
7. 1 Introduction
   1. The Expanding Universe of Video Production
   2. Television and Video: What’s the Difference?
   3. Principal Elements Involved in Video Production
   4. Development, Production, and Distribution
8. 2 Video Production Environments
   1. The Video Studio Environment
   2. The Video Field Production Environment
   3. The Postproduction Environment
9. 3 Lighting
   1. Basic Lighting Concepts
   2. Lighting Equipment: Types of Lamps
   3. Common Lighting Instruments
   4. Light Mounts
   5. Light Modification and Control
   6. Studio Lighting Principles
   7. Field Lighting Principles
   8. Lighting Safety
   9. Planning
10. 4 The Video Camera
    1. Camera Equipment Quality and Target Markets
    2. Camera Configurations
    3. Parts of a Video Camera
    4. Video Standards: Standard Definition and High Definition Television
    5. Camera Operational Controls
    6. Camera Supports
    7. The Zoom Lens
    8. Aperture Control and Depth of Field
    9. Camera Movement
    10. Operating the Video Camera
    11. Video Connectors
11. 5 Audio and Sound Control
    1. Technical Aspects of Sound
    2. Microphones
    3. Connectors and Cables
    4. Audio Mixers
    5. Working with Audio Levels
    6. Digital Audio
    7. Sound Design
12. 6 The Video Switcher
    1. Types of Video Switchers
    2. Operational Characteristics of a Video Switcher
    3. Switcher Transitions
    4. Keying
    5. Digital Video Effects
13. 7 Producing: The Role of the Producer
    1. The Creative Producer
    2. The Production Process Model
    3. The Design Stage
    4. The Production Stage: Aesthetic and Technical Aspects
    5. Evaluation and Distribution
14. 8 Directing: Part 1
    1. The Role of the Director
    2. Responsibilities During the Preproduction Process
    3. Aesthetics of Production: Continuity, Depth, and Visual Composition
15. 9 Directing: Part 2
    1. The Director’s Role During Production
    2. Rehearsals
    3. Directing Multiple Cameras: Studio and Remotes
    4. Directing Single-Camera Productions
    5. The Role of the Director in Postproduction
16. 10 Video Recording and Editing Technologies
    1. Video Recording Technologies
    2. Video Editing Technologies
17. 11 Video Editing Techniques
    1. Editing for Multicamera and Single-Camera Productions
    2. Continuity and Dynamic Editing
    3. Editing Voice Driven Pieces
    4. Storytelling
18. 12 Graphics and Set Design
    1. Design: The Guiding Principles
    2. Basic Factors in the Design of Graphics for Television and Video
    3. Create: Production Processes and Sources of Graphics
    4. Integrate: Integrating Graphics into a Video Production
    5. Set Design
19. 13 Video on the Web
    1. Types of Video on the Web
    2. Methods of Delivering Video over the Web: Download and Play, Progressive Download, and Live Streaming
    3. The Process of Preparing Streaming Video
    4. A Final Consideration
20. Glossary
21. Index