The camera as a production tool
Television broadcasting is a high technology industry. Digital manipulation can transform video images and computer graphics can generate scenery, animate characters and create fantasy worlds impossible to build and tape in three-dimensional space.
Despite these visual riches, most television programmes involve people and use cameras as the first stage in acquiring material. The video camera is the most creative production tool available and although a highly sophisticated piece of electronic equipment, its value in programme production depends on the techniques deployed by the camera operator. Its operational characteristics as a production tool are vital but its electronic performance is ...
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