Introduction to Video Production

Table of contents

1. Cover
2. Title Page
3. Copyright Page
4. Table of Contents
5. Preface
6. Chapter 1 Introduction
   1. The Expanding Universe of Video Production
   2. Television and Video: What’s the Difference?
   3. Principal Elements Involved in Video Production
   4. Development, Production, and Distribution
7. Chapter 2 Video Production Environments
   1. The Video Studio Environment
   2. The Video Field Production Environment
   3. The Postproduction Environment
8. Chapter 3 Lighting
   1. Basic Lighting Concepts
   2. Lighting Equipment: Types of Lamps
   3. Common Lighting Instruments
   4. Light Mounts
   5. Light Modification and Control
   6. Studio Lighting Principles
   7. Field Lighting Principles
   8. Lighting Safety
   9. Planning
9. Chapter 4 The Video Camera
   1. Camera Equipment Quality and Target Markets
   2. Camera Configurations
   3. Parts of a Video Camera
   4. How the Video Camera Makes a Picture: Analog and Digital Standards
   5. Camera Operational Controls
   6. Camera Supports
   7. The Zoom Lens
   8. Aperture Control and Depth of Field
   9. Camera Movement
   10. Operating the Video Camera
   11. Video Connectors
10. Chapter 5 Audio and Sound Control
    1. Technical Aspects of Sound
    2. Microphones
    3. Connectors and Cables
    4. Audio Mixers
    5. Working with Audio Levels
    6. Digital Audio
    7. Sound Design
11. Chapter 6 The Video Switcher
    1. Types of Video Switchers
    2. Operational Characteristics of a Video Switcher
    3. Switcher Transitions
    4. Keying
    5. Digital Video Effects
12. Chapter 7 The Role of the Producer
    1. The Creative Producer
    2. The Production Process Model
    3. The Design Stage
    4. The Production Stage: Aesthetic and Technical Aspects
    5. Evaluation and Distribution
13. Chapter 8 Directing: Part 1
    1. The Role of the Director
    2. Responsibilities during the Preproduction Process
    3. Aesthetics of Production: Continuity, Depth, and Visual Composition
14. Chapter 9 Directing: Part 2
    1. The Director’s Role during Production
    2. Rehearsals
    3. Directing Multiple Cameras: Studio and Remotes
    4. Directing Single-Camera Productions
    5. The Role of the Director in Postproduction
15. Chapter 10 Video Recording and Editing
    1. Video Recording Technologies
    2. Video Editing Technologies
16. Chapter 11 Video Editing Techniques
    1. Editing for Multicamera and Single-Camera Productions
    2. Multicamera Editing Problems
    3. Editing Voice-Driven Pieces
    4. Storytelling
17. Chapter 12 Graphics and Set Design
    1. Design: The Guiding Principles
    2. Basic Factors in the Design of Graphics for Television and Video
    3. Create: Production Processes and Sources of Graphics
    4. Integrate: Integrating Graphics into a Video Production
    5. Set Design
18. Chapter 13 Video on the Web
    1. Types of Video on the Web
    2. Types of Streaming: Progressive, Real-Time, and Live Progressive Download
    3. The Process of Preparing Streaming Video
19. Chapter 14 Anatomy of Production: Two Case Studies
    1. Anatomy of a Live Multicamera Studio Production
    2. The Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta: The Making of a Documentary
20. Appendix A Brief History of Audio Recording Media Technologies
21. Glossary
22. Bibliography
23. Index