Book description
The recent demise of the independent television companies and the expansion of satellite and cable networks has led to an explosion in small, independent production facilities. In parallel with this development has been a steady increase in media training and a major expansion in corporate video facilities. The Video Studio is written for everyone contemplating setting-up a professional installation, whether studio or location based.The Video Studio shows how to estimate the scale of investment required and, depending on the nature and frequency of use of the facility, the layout of technical areas and the function of the main items of equipment is described in easy to understand language. In short this is a nuts and bolts approach to planning and operating a studio of 150 square metres or less.
Completely updated to take account of all the recent technological advances which have taken place, the book now covers: DAT, timecode, digital compression, non-linear editing and all current digital video formats.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- INTRODUCTION
- STUDIO: INITIAL PLANNING
- STUDIO FACILITIES
- LAYOUT OF CONTROL AREAS
- STUDIO CONSTRUCTION
- STUDIO GENERAL SERVICES
- STUDIO SOUND INSULATION
- STUDIO ACOUSTICS
- STUDIO VENTILATION
- STUDIO SCENERY
- STUDIO CYCLORAMA
- TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT STORE
- MAKE-UP
- COSTUME
- EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE AREA
- SAFETY IN THE STUDIO
- THE VISION SYSTEM
- CHOICE OF CAMERA SYSTEM
- PICTURE GENERATION
- CAMERA LENSES
- CHOICE OF LENS
- CAMERA MOUNTINGS
- CAMERA CABLES AND CABLING POINTS
- VISION AND LIGHTING CONTROL AREA
- SIGNAL PROCESSING (CAMERA CONTROL UNIT)
- LINE-UP OF CAMERA CHANNELS
- VISION CONTROL
- MONITORING THE VISION SIGNAL
- PICTURE MONITORS: MONOCHROME
- PICTURE MONITORS: COLOUR
- SYNCHRONISATION
- VISION SIGNAL DISTRIBUTION
- PRODUCTION CONTROL ROOM
- VISION MIXER OR SWITCHER: FUNCTION
- VISION MIXER: GENERAL FACILITIES
- VISION MIXER: SPECIAL EFFECTS
- OTHER ANALOGUE VISION FACILITIES
- DIGITAL VIDEO TECHNOLOGY
- TELEVISION PROMPTERS
- GRAPHICS
- LIGHTING: OVERALL SYSTEM
- SIMPLE LIGHTING SUPPORTS
- LIGHTING SUSPENSION SYSTEMS
- LIGHTING: OUTLETS AND DIMMERS
- LIGHTING: GENERAL-PURPOSE LUMINAIRES
- LIGHTING: SPECIAL LUMINAIRES
- LIGHTING: FLUORESCENT LIGHTS
- LIGHTING CONTROL DIMMERS (ANALOGUE)
- LIGHTING CONTROL: DIMMERS (DIGITAL)
- LIGHTING CONSOLE
- MICROPHONE ASSESSMENT
- MICROPHONE CATEGORIES
- SOUND PICK-UP
- RADIO MICROPHONE
- SOUND MIXING CONSOLES
- SOUND MIXING CONSOLE: OUTPUTS
- MONITORING SOUND LEVELS
- AUTOMATIC LEVEL CONTROL
- FREQUENCY CORRECTION
- ARTIFICAL REVERBERATION
- LOUDSPEAKERS
- AUDIO TAPE RECORDERS (ANALOGUE)
- AUDIO NOISE REDUCTION SYSTEMS
- DIGITAL AUDIO
- DIGITAL TAPE RECORDING
- COMPACT DISCS
- SOUND PERSPECTIVE
- SOUND AND AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION
- SOUND EFFECTS SOURCES
- TALKBACK IN THE STUDIO
- COMMUNICATION IN THE STUDIO COMPLEX
- TELECINE
- THE VIDEOTAPE FACILITY
- VIDEOTAPE RECORDERS
- BASIC OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF VTR
- VIDEOTAPE EDITING
- VT EDIT SYSTEMS
- NON-LINEAR EDITING SYSTEMS
- POST-PRODUCTION SUITES
- SOUND DUBBING
- PROGRAMME AND PRODUCTION PLANNING
- STUDIO DISCIPLINE
- STAFFING AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- ON LOCATION: MAIN REQUIREMENTS
- ON LOCATION: LIGHTING AND ACCESSORIES
- ON LOCATION: USING MICROPHONES
- ON LOCATION: CAMERA MOUNTINGS
- Further Reading
- Glossary
Product information
- Title: The Video Studio, 3rd Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: October 1994
- Publisher(s): Routledge
- ISBN: 9781136049859
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