Book description
Introduction to Media Production, Third Edition, provides students with a practical framework for all aspects of media production by addressing the technological and aesthetic changes that have shaped the industry. Offering both hands-on instruction and theoretical information, it provides a sound basis for the techniques, operations, and philosophies of media production in the new digital environment.The new edition has been updated throughout with detailed information on how digital processes have changed everything from shooting to editing to finishing. It includes content on the Internet, writing for the Internet, Graphics and Animation.
Table of contents
- Front cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
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1 The Production Process: Analog and Digital Technologies
- Topics for Discussion
- Introduction
- Stages of Production
- Digital Versus Analog Technology
- A Short History of Audio, Film, and Video Production Technology
- Production Terminology
- Single-Camera Versus Multiple-Camera and Studio Versus Location Production
- The Production Team in Audio, Video, Film, and Multimedia Production
- Visualization: Images, Sounds, and the Creative Process
- Production Aesthetics
- Summary
- Exercises
- Additional Readings
- 2 Producing and Production Management
- 3 Scriptwriting
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4 Directing: Aesthetic Principles and Production Coordination
- Topics for Discussion
- Introduction
- Aesthetic Approaches
- Visualization
- Composition
- Combining Shots
- Sound and Image Interaction
- Preparing the Shooting Script
- Production Coordination
- Multiple-Camera Directing
- Single-Camera Directing
- Summary
- Exercises
- Additional Readings
- 5 Audio/Sound
- 6 Lighting
- 7 Camera
- 8 Recording
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9 Design and Graphics
- Topics for Discussion
- Introduction
- Aesthetic Approaches
- Principles of Design
- Graphic Functions
- Graphic Design
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10 Visual Editing
- Topics for Discussion
- Introduction
- Aesthetic Approaches
- Editing Modes
- Editing Technology and Techniques
- Basic Film-Editing Bench
- Summary
- Exercises
- Additional Readings
- 11 Sound Editing
- 12 Animation and Special Effects
- 13 Distribution and Exhibition
- Glossary
- Index
Product information
- Title: Introduction to Media Production, 3rd Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: September 2012
- Publisher(s): Focal Press
- ISBN: 9781136053139
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