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Effective TV Production, 3rd Edition
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Effective TV Production, 3rd Edition

by Gerald Millerson
April 1994
Beginner
224 pages
6h 9m
English
Routledge
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Planning

No director creates with a protractor and squared paper. He thinks in terms of pictures – of visual arrangements that produce a particular effect or mood. But good shots, coupled with smooth compositional continuity, do not just happen. They need forethought and planning. With experience, ‘guesstimates’ can be made. Real accuracy requires scale calculations. But they are a creative aid, not a substitute for imaginative thought.

Working it out

Paper planning saves studio rehearsal time. Moreover ideas can be worked out in private, without having to trundle dollies around to see what will happen. The tools.are a scale plan, and a transparent triangle representing the lens angle (an adjustable protractor is ideal).

The principles involved ...

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ISBN: 9781136050091