Book description
The ever-evolving world of digital motion imaging can be intimidating and confusing to the non-expert. For over half a decade, Digital Video Magazine's technical editor, Jay Holben, has helped his readers navigate the ins and outs of digital images through hundreds of colorfully illustrated articles and columns. This carefully curated collection of articles from Digital Video, Videography, and TV Technology covers ground from camera technology to lenses to tips and techniques for better lighting. Holben clearly illuminates the very complex world of digital imaging, providing the reader with a solid understanding of how to create outstanding professional images.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Sources and Disclaimers
- Author Biography
- Foreword
- Introduction
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1 TECH
- 1.1 How a Digital Image is Born
- 1.2 Demystifying Digital: How Digital Cameras Capture a Color Image
- 1.3 The Film Look—Aspect Ratio
- 1.4 Death of a Standard… Goodbye to 1.85:1?
- 1.5 The Film Look—Frame Rates
- 1.6 The Film Look—Resolution
- 1.7 The Film Look—Sensor Size: Size Matters
- 1.8 Bits and Bytes: The Bottleneck of Data Rates
- 1.9 The “Raw” Deal: What’s Involved in Recording Raw Imagery?
- 1.10 Digital Cameras and Color: The 411 on 4:4:4, 4:2:2, and 4:2:0
- 1.11 Maintaining Your Image Integrity: Masterclass on Monitor Calibration
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2 OPTICS
- 2.1 Deeper into Depth of Field: Understanding a “Filmic” Depth of Field
- 2.2 Optical Illusions: Understanding Interchanging Optics
- 2.3 Making the Switch: Lens Mounts and Interchangeability
- 2.4 A Closer Look: Diopters
- 2.5 Through the Looking Glass: Lens Adapters
- 2.6 Through Colored Glass: Lens Filtration
- 2.7 One Plus One Equals Blue: Calculating Camera Filters
- 2.8 Light Reading: Learning to Create and Control Lens Flare
- 2.9 What Makes a Good Lens? Part I: Sizing Up How to Properly Size Up Optics
- 2.10 What Makes a Good Lens? Part II: Considering Lens Style and Focus Style
- 2.11 Modulation Transfer Function: Understanding Lens Resolution
- 2.12 Further into MTF: A Specific Look
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3 CAMERA
- 3.1 What’s the Best Camera?
- 3.2 ISO, EI, ASA, and YOU
- 3.3 How to Determine Your Camera’s ISO
- 3.4 The Tools of Digital Exposure, Part I—The Waveform Monitor
- 3.5 The Tools of Digital Exposure, Part II—The Histogram
- 3.6 When is White Not White? A Look at White Balance
- 3.7 Seeing the Invisible, Part I: Dealing with Infrared Contamination (Red Epic Test)
- 3.8 Seeing the Invisible, Part II: Dealing with Infrared Contamination (Arri Alexa Test)
- 3.9 A Steady Hand: A Look at Camera Stabilizers
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4 LIGHTING
- 4.1 Adventures in Lighting: Light Sources 101, Part I—Tungsten
- 4.2 Adventures in Lighting: Light Sources 101, Part II—Fluorescents
- 4.3 Adventures in Lighting: Light Sources 101, Part III—HMIs
- 4.4 Adventures in Lighting: Light Sources 101, Part IV—LEDs
- 4.5 Adventures in Lighting: Fixture Types 101, Part I—Through the Eye of the Fresnel
- 4.6 Adventures in Lighting: Fixture Types 101, Part II—The Ellipsoidal Reflector Spotlight
- 4.7 Adventures in Lighting: Fixture Types 101, Part III—The PAR
- 4.8 Mixology: Additive and Subtractive Color Mixing
- 4.9 Color Temperature
- 4.10 The Magic of Mireds: To Gel or Not to Gel, That is the Question!
- 4.11 White Balance On-the-Fly
- 4.12 Inverse Square Dancing: A Practical Look at the Inverse Square Law
- 4.13 Adventures in Lighting, Part I—Beauty Lighting
- 4.14 Adventures in Lighting, Part II—The Gleaming Specular
- 4.15 Adventures in Lighting, Part III—Unwanted Reflections
- 4.16 Smoke and Fog
- 4.17 Using a Light Meter to Maintain Atmosphere
- 4.18 More Adventures in Lighting: When Daylight Fades
- 4.19 The Composition of Sunlight
- 4.20 Art of Darkness: No Light Lighting
- 4.21 Night Lighting
- 4.22 Natural Day for Night
- 4.23 Ghostly Lighting: Cinematographer Bill Roe, ASC, Discusses Lighting for The X-Files
- 4.24 Adventures in Lighting, Part IV—Eternal Flame
- 4.25 It Ain’t Easy Being Green: Estimating Green Screen Lighting
- 4.26 Adventures in Lighting, Part V—12 Pages, Four Scenes, 12 Hours: An Exercise in Lighting Simplicity and Versatility
- 4.27 A Motel-Room Meltdown: Shooting the Dollar Baby Paranoid
- 4.28 Dancing in the Dark: Shooting Under UV Light
- 4.29 Illuminating Workout: Lighting an Exercise Video Series
- 4.30 Keeping the Lights On: Basic Electrical Management
- 4.31 The Perfect Travel Companion: Lighting Kits
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5 MISC
- 5.1 A Twisty Tale: A Few Key Knots
- 5.2 Bring the Noise: Tips for Better Audio Production Recording
- 5.3 Sound Advice: Interview with Emmy Award-Winning Post Rerecording Mixer Eric Lalicata
- 5.4 Shoot the Moon: Tips for Celestial Cinematography
- 5.5 Carnet Chronicles: International Travel with Equipment
- 5.6 Understanding Post Color Correction
- 5.7 Colorful Communication: Working with a Colorist
- 5.8 Raising the Roof: How to Build a Flat
- 5.9 To Film School or Not to Film School?
- 5.10 Learning From Mistakes: Block, Light, Rehearse, Shoot
- 5.11 I’m Captain Kirk! Musings on the Role of the Director
- 5.12 Great Relationships: Jack Green, ASC, Clint Eastwood, Bruce Surtees, and Joe Dieves
- Glossary
- Suggested Reading
- Index
Product information
- Title: Behind the Lens
- Author(s):
- Release date: July 2015
- Publisher(s): Routledge
- ISBN: 9781317604839
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