Preface -- 1. The moving image -- The film image -- The video image -- Film styles -- 2. The film camera and film stock -- The photographic image -- Film formats -- Camera mechanics -- Projected motion -- Negative and reversal film -- Black-and-white and color -- Film sensitivity -- Color balance -- Film stocks -- 3. The video camera and recorder -- Video formats -- Video exposure -- White balance -- The video recorder -- Video compression -- Video signals -- 4. The lens -- Focal length -- Film exposure -- Video exposure -- Light metering -- Focus -- Depth of field tables -- 5. Composition -- Shots and image size -- Camera angles -- Compositional guidelines -- Composition outside the frame -- Camera movement -- Movement in the shot -- 6. Continuity -- Space and time on screen -- Screen direction -- The 180-degree rule -- Overlapping action and master shots -- 7. Editing theory -- Continuity editing -- Alternatives to continuity -- 8. Editing mechanics -- Film editing -- Linear video editing -- Non-linear editing -- Film-to-video transfer -- Editing film digitally for video release -- Editing film digitally for film release -- Titles, transitions, and graphics -- Archiving and storage -- 9. Pre-production -- Writing the film -- Preparations -- Final planning -- 10. Lighting -- Lighting angles -- Quality of light -- Color -- LIght intensity -- Three-point lighting -- Lighting contrast -- Motivating light -- Night shooting -- Lighting tools -- 11. Sound -- Characteristics of sound -- The sine wave -- Microphones -- Pick-up patterns -- Analog audio recording -- Digital audio recording -- Single-system sound -- Double-system sound -- Sound editing and mixing -- 12. Distribution -- Film prints -- Film festivals -- Distribution deals -- Broadcast -- Web video -- Distribution on optical discs -- Music rights -- Promotion.
Summary:
"A clear, easy-to-read introductory text designed for the beginning filmmaker working in high definition digital video or 16mm or super-8 film. The book is divided into twelve chapters, each of which deals with the basic language, processes and techniques of filmmaking: The Moving Image, Film Camera and Film Stock, Video Camera and Recorder, The Lens, Composition, Continuity, Editing Theory, Editing Mechanics, Pre-production, Lighting, Sound, and Distribution. It includes a comprehensive glossary of important terms"--Page 4 of cover.
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