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Basic Betacam Camerawork, 3rd Edition
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Basic Betacam Camerawork, 3rd Edition

by Peter Ward
April 2013
Beginner
224 pages
7h 22m
English
Routledge
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Structure

Whether shooting news or documentaries, the transmitted item will be shaped by the editor to connect a sequence of shots either visually, by voice-over, atmosphere, music or by a combination of all of them. Essentially the cameraman or director must organize the shooting of separate shots with some structure in mind. Any activity must be filmed to provide a sufficient variety of shots that are able to be cut together following standard editing conventions (e.g. avoidance of jump cuts, not crossing the line, etc.) and to provide enough variety of shot to allow some flexibility in editing. Just as no shot can be considered in isolation (what precedes and what follows always has an effect), every sequence must be considered in context ...

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ISBN: 9780240516042