Contents
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
INTRODUCTION
TELEVISION ENGINEERING
TECHNIQUE AND TECHNOLOGY
LIGHT INTO ELECTRICITY
THE VIDEO SIGNAL
IMAGE QUALITY
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICES
FIT AND HAD CCDs
CCD INTEGRATION
THE DIGITAL SIGNAL
WHY COMPRESSION IS NEEDED
COMPRESSION STANDARDS
THE DIGITAL CAMERA
FORMAT AND BUDGET
DIGITAL RECORDING
DV FORMAT
DVCPRO FORMAT
DIGITAL-S FORMAT
DISK RECORDING
THE ZOOM LENS
ANGLE OF VIEW
DEPTH OF FIELD
ZOOMING
FOCUS
DUAL FORMAT CAMERAS
CAMERA CONTROLS
ESSENTIAL CAMERA CONTROLS
AUTO AND MANUAL CONTROLS
LENS CONTROLS
EFFECTS FILTERS
COLOUR TEMPERATURE
COLOUR TEMPERATURE CORRECTION FILTERS
WHITE BALANCE
VIEWFINDER
EXPOSURE
CONTRAST RANGE
EXPOSURE CONTINUITY
CONTRAST CONTROL
ELECTRONIC CONTRAST CONTROL
ADJUSTING EXPOSURE
ZEBRA EXPOSURE INDICATORS
PRODUCTION REQUIREMENTS
GAIN, NOISE AND SENSITIVITY
ELECTRONIC SHUTTERS
TIMECODE
TIMECODE AND PRODUCTION
TIMECODE LOCK
MENUS
SCENE FILES
GAMMA AND LINEAR MATRIX
ASPECT RATIOS
WIDESCREEN
WIDESCREEN COMPOSITION
CAMERAWORK
CAMERA TECHNIQUE
SHOT STRUCTURE
COMPOSITION
VISUAL CONVENTIONS
DEPICTION OF SPACE
CAMERA MOVEMENT
CONTROLLING COMPOSITION
PROGRAMME PRODUCTION
CUSTOMARY TECHNIQUE
STANDARD CAMERAWORK
ALTERNATIVE STYLES
NEWS
INTERVIEWS
LIVE INSERTS
MAGAZINE ITEMS
DOCUMENTARY ETHICS
DOCUMENTARY STYLES
EDITING
CAMERAWORK AND EDITING
EDITING TECHNOLOGY
INSERT AND ASSEMBLY EDITING
TIMECODE AND EDITING
CONTINUITY EDITING
PERENNIAL TECHNIQUES
MATCHING SHOTS
RHYTHM
TYPES OF EDIT
FACT OR FICTION
WHAT THE EDITOR REQUIRES
TELLING A STORY
STRUCTURING A SEQUENCE
EDITING AN INTERVIEW
LIGHTING
TELEVISION LIGHTING
CHARACTERISTICS OF LIGHT
LIGHTING LEVELS
TYPES OF LOCATION LUMINAIRES
LIGHTING A FACE
COLOUR CORRECTION
MIXED LIGHT
SOUND
PROGRAMME PRODUCTION AND AUDIO
THE NATURE OF SOUND
DIGITAL AUDIO
CAMCORDER AUDIO FACILITIES
MICROPHONES
BASIC AUDIO KIT
RADIO MICROPHONES
MICROPHONE TECHNIQUE
LOCATION SOUND
AUDIO LEVELS
STEREO
ROAD CRAFT
CAMERA MOUNTS
BATTERIES
LOCATION SAFETY
GLOSSARY
