Digital Filmmaking for Beginners A Practical Guide to Video Production

Table of contents

1. Cover 
2. Title
3. Copyright
4. Contents at a Glance
5. About the Author
6. Contents 
7. Preface
8. Acknowledgements
9. 1: Film and Video: History and Technical Aspects
   1. Film vs. Video: The Differences
      1. The Birth of Photography
      2. How Photography Works
   2. On to Video
      1. The History
      2. Enter the Videotape Recorder
   3. The Technical Bit
      1. A Word about Analog vs. Digital Video
      2. Enter Digital Video
      3. DVDs
      4. Plugs and Connectors
      5. High-Definition and Aspect Ratios
      6. Television Standards Around the World
      7. Video Formats
10. 2: The Camera
    1. Camera Types, Functions, and Accessories
       1. Pricing
       2. Media Types
       3. Common Camera Functions
    2. Camera Mounts
       1. Tripods
       2. Dollies
       3. Jibs
       4. Camera Stabilization Systems.
       5. Other Considerations.
11. 3: Picture Composition
    1. Framing and Composition
       1. Centering
       2. Screen Direction
       3. Head Room
       4. Periphery
       5. Fields of View
       6. CutOff
       7. The Moving Shot
       8. The Last Word.
12. 4: Lenses, Light, and ‘Lectricity
    1. Capturing a Clear Image
       1. Lenses
       2. Fields of View
    2. Lighting
       1. Why Light?
       2. Three-point Lighting
       3. Broadcast Lighting
       4. Triangle Lighting
       5. Lighting Products and Objects
    3. Electrics
       1. Current Consumption
       2. A Lesson in Electrical Theory
       3. Important Safety Tips
13. 5: Production Audio
    1. On-set Audio Recording
       1. Introduction
       2. Microphone Types
       3. Pick-up Patterns
       4. Microphone Placement
       5. Other Sound Equipment Accessories
       6. The Recording Process
       7. Recording Room Tone
14. 6: The Three Stages of Production
    1. The Production Process
       1. The Three Stages
       2. Pre-production
       3. Production
       4. Post-production
       5. Graphics and Animations
    2. Preview Screening(s)
    3. Duplication and Packaging
       1. DVDs
       2. The Web
15. 7: Pre-production—The Planning Stage
    1. Pre-production Planning
       1. The Planning Paperwork
    2. Definitions and Uses of the Various Documents
       1. The Proposal
       2. The Script
       3. The Shot List
       4. The Simple Sequence
       5. Master Scene Shooting
       6. The Shooting Schedule
       7. A Final Thought
16. 8: Production
    1. Shooting Your Video
       1. Production Personnel
       2. Setting Up Your Shoot
       3. Set Etiquette
       4. Smaller Shoots
       5. Cover Shots
       6. Shooting Ratios
       7. Peripheral Shooting Equipment
       8. Last Word
17. 9: Post-production
    1. Bringing It All Together
       1. Editing Your Project
       2. How to Edit
       3. Available Software
       4. A Short History
       5. The Basics of Editing
       6. Components of the Editing Environment
       7. Starting to Edit
       8. The Editor’s Mindset
18. 10: That’s a Wrap
    1. Creative Thinking
       1. Where Do Good Ideas Come From?
    2. Tools of the Trade
       1. Stocking Your Digital Toolkit
       2. Other Software Suggestions
       3. It’s Trite, But”That’s a Wrap!”
19. Index