Studio Television Production and Directing, 3rd Edition

Studio Television Production and Directing, 3rd Edition

by Andrew Hicks Utterback
Released June 2023
Publisher(s): Routledge
ISBN: 9780429534317

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Book description

This updated third edition introduces readers to the basic fundamentals of studio and control room production. Accessible and focused, readers will gain fluency in essential studio terms and technology and acquire the necessary skills to make it in the industry.

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Half Title page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. 1 Overview of Equipment and Positions: The Studio and the Control Room
    1. Introduction
    2. The Television Production Environment
      1. The Studio and Control Room
      2. Post-Production and Master Control
    3. The Studio I
      1. The Physical Space
      2. Studio Television Cameras
    4. The Studio II
      1. The News Set
      2. Patch Panels and Signal Routing
    5. The Studio III
      1. Floor Director
      2. Talent
    6. The Control Room
      1. Equipment and Crew Positions
      2. Monitor Wall or Multi-Viewer
      3. The Video Switcher and “Technical Director”
      4. The Audio Board and “Audio”
    7. The Production Crew I
      1. The Graphics Computer and “Graphics”
      2. The Prompting Computer and “Prompter”
      3. Playback
    8. The Production Crew II
      1. The Broadcast Engineer
      2. Assistant Director (AD)
    9. Directing and Producing
      1. Director
      2. Producer
    10. And the rest …
  9. 2 Audio
    1. Introduction
    2. Audio Controls
      1. The Audio Board
      2. The Lake of Audio
    3. Audio Flow
      1. Input and Output Faders
      2. Mono and Stereo
      3. Splits and Mixing Down
      4. The Audio Flow
    4. Signal Strength
      1. dBFS and dBu
    5. Audio Operations
      1. Balancing the Inputs
    6. Signal Processing on the Fader Strip
      1. Studio Audio
    7. Microphones and Sound Check
      1. Microphone Placement
      2. Sound Check
    8. Audio and the Director
      1. Example One
      2. Example Two
      3. Example Three
  10. 3 Technical Directing
    1. Introduction
    2. Technical Director/Video Switcher
      1. The Video Switcher
      2. The Mix Effects Bus (M/E)
      3. Identifying Preview/Program/Key
    3. The Preview Bus, the Program Bus, and the Key Bus
      1. The Preview Bus
      2. The Program Bus
      3. The Key Bus
    4. DVE/DPM (Digital Picture Manipulator, Grass Valley)/DME (Digital Multi-Effects, Sony)
      1. Macros and eMems
      2. Aux Bus
    5. Flip-Flop Switching
      1. Examples
      2. The Cut
      3. The Dissolve
    6. Additional Transitions
      1. The Fader Bar
      2. The Wipe
      3. Wipe Patterns
    7. A Key is a Video Layer
      1. Keying
      2. Activating a Key in the Transition Area
      3. A Direct Access Key
    8. Directing a Key
      1. What Video Source Is Where?
      2. Directing a Key
    9. Directing the TD
  11. 4 Lighting and Sets
    1. Introduction
    2. Set Placement
    3. Risers, Flats, Desk
    4. Virtual Sets and Visualization Walls
    5. The Weather Wall
      1. Light + Set + Graphics = Look
    6. Lighting
      1. Electrical Service (U.S. Only)
    7. The Lighting Grid
      1. Flood Lights and Spot Lights
    8. Spot Lights
      1. Fresnels
      2. Ellipsoidals
    9. Flood Lights
      1. Scoops
      2. SoftLight/Softbox/Panel
      3. Cyc Lights
      4. Broads
      5. Fixed Focal Length Lights
      6. Halogen – Fluorescent – LED
    10. Parameters and DMX Lighting Control
    11. Lighting Strategy
    12. Three-Point Lighting
      1. Key Light
      2. Fill Light
      3. Backlight
      4. Triple Key
    13. Flood Lighting
    14. Lighting a Chroma Key Wall
      1. Effects Lighting
  12. 5 Studio Cameras and Floor Directing
    1. Introduction
    2. Studio Camera
      1. Drive Safe
    3. Unlock the Locks
    4. Parts and Pieces
      1. The Viewfinder
      2. Camera Control Unit (CCU) and Power
      3. Prompter Power and Input
    5. Intercom
      1. Headset, Belt Pack, XLR Cable
    6. Camera Operations
      1. Set the Drag/Friction Controls
      2. Set-Focus
    7. Camera Commands
      1. Pan, Tilt, Dolly, Truck
      2. Zoom
    8. Camera Tips
      1. Composition Tips
    9. Camera Mounts and Alternatives
      1. Cranes and Jibs
      2. Gimbals and Steadicams
      3. Rigs, Sliders, Dollies
      4. Cable Cams
      5. Drones
      6. Floor Directing
      7. The Floor Director in Preproduction
    10. Floor Directing the Studio Staff
      1. Communicate
      2. Cuing Talent, Cuing the Studio Crew
  13. 6 Newsroom Computer Systems, Prompter, Graphics, Playback, Remotes, Engineering
    1. Introduction
      1. Newsroom Computer Systems
    2. Prompter
      1. Prompter Crew Position
    3. Graphics Overview
    4. Digital Video Effects (DVE)
    5. Keying
      1. Types of Keys: Linear, Luminance, and Chroma
      2. Linear Keys
      3. Luminance Keys
      4. Chroma Key (Chrominance Keys)
    6. The Job of Graphics
      1. Character Generation
    7. The Job of Graphics II
      1. Image Store or Electronic Still-Store
      2. Models
      3. Combine or Divide?
    8. Graphics and the Director
      1. A Super Basic Example
    9. Playback
      1. Playback and the Director
      2. Playback and the NRCS
    10. Live Shots, Microwave, and Satellite Remotes
      1. Live on Location
    11. Bonded Cellular
    12. Microwave
      1. The Microwave Connection
    13. Satellite
      1. The Satellite Connection
    14. Internet
    15. Directing a Live Remote
      1. Program Feed
      2. Remote Intercom
      3. Cellular
    16. Engineering: a Super Basic Introduction
  14. 7 Rundowns, Scripts, Video Clip Information
    1. Introduction
    2. The Rundown
    3. Segment Number (RUN)
    4. Video Source (VID)
      1. Types of Pre-Recorded Video Clips (VO, VO-SOT, PKG)
    5. Video Source (VID) II
      1. Other VID
    6. Location (L)
    7. Audio (AUD)
    8. Slug (SLUG)
    9. Timing (SEG and TRT)
    10. Reading Is Fundamental
    11. Scripting
    12. Video Clip Information
    13. Font Sheet or Clip Sheet
      1. The Top
    14. Font Sheet or Clip Sheet II
      1. The Middle
    15. Font Sheet or Clip Sheet III
      1. The Bottom
      2. The Variations
  15. 8 Assistant Directing and Directing
    1. Assistant Directing
      1. Show Time
    2. Timing Video Clips
      1. We Don’t Need an AD
    3. VO/SOT
    4. SOT/VO
      1. Character Generation
    5. Directing
      1. Introduction
      2. The Command Cue Language
    6. Cameras vs. Playback Machines
    7. Marking Script
    8. Practice
  16. Glossary
  17. Index

Product information

  • Title: Studio Television Production and Directing, 3rd Edition
  • Author(s): Andrew Hicks Utterback
  • Release date: June 2023
  • Publisher(s): Routledge
  • ISBN: 9780429534317