Action sports
AdWords, 212
After Effects, 187
Airlines, equipment safety, 65–66
Alamo, The, 125
Alberstat, Philip, 49
Aperture, definition, 92
Artistic shots
Aspect ratio, high definition, 24–25
Athlete/cameraman relationship, 9–13
Backpack, as camera bag, 64
Batman & Robin, 214
Big-trick skater, definition, 7–8
Blue Horizon, 197
Boom, microphone, 33
Brown, Bruce, 163
Camera angles
Cameraman etiquette
Cameras, see DV camera; HD camera; HDV camera; Lipstick camera
Candis, Sheldon, 234
Cardioid microphone, pickup pattern, 32
Cell phone, cameras, 92
CGI, see Computer-generated imagery Close-up shot
Color temperature
Combustion program, 187
Commercials, shooting, 232–233
Composition
Computer-generated imagery (CGI), 185–187
Contest skater, definition, 6
Crane, 40
Crew, finding for short films, 235, 237
Decklink HD Extreme, capture card, 44
Depth of field
Diesel, Vin, 158
Digg.com, 212
Distribution
Documentary
definition, 135
interview
Documentary, road trips, 159–164
DV camera
DVD
Dyrdek, Rob, 135
Edit decision list (EDL), 194
Editing
Editors, as good directors, 60–61
EDL, see Edit decision list
Electronic news gatherers (ENG), shooting style, 77–78
Elliot, Jake, 11
Endless summer, The, 163
ENG, see Electronic news gatherers
Etiquette
Extreme close-up shot, 80
Extreme sports, historical perspective, 1–2
FCP, see Final Cut Pro
Ferrell, Brooks, 143
Film
advantages and limitations, 27–29
airline safety, 66
cameras, 29
latitude, 29
look achievement in digital, 97
Film festivals, distribution, 197–200
Film set, see Movie set
Filters, types and uses, 120, 122–125
Final Cut Pro (FCP), features, 40–41
First Descent, 86
Foley, 174
Followcam
Freytag, Gustav, 150
F-stop
Full Circle, 197
Gaffer, 122
Gianopulos, Jim, 244
Hard-disk camera, storage capacity, 17–18
Hard drive, footage storage, 170–171
Hawk, Tony, 2, 12, 15, 30, 150–151, 153, 176, 241, 249
HD camera
HDV camera
Hendrix, Neal, 54
Hitchcock, Alfred, 99
Hoax 7: Scared Straight, 20
Hoffman, Mat, 7
Home-video distribution, 200–205
HVD, capabilities, 205
Hyperfocal distance, 99
Independent films, success, 218
In-line skating
Insurance
Interlaced frames, 26
Interview
Irons, Andy, 197
Jones, Bart, 104
Julio, Jon, 102
Lasek, Bucky, 174, 176, 191, 217
Lavaliere microphone
Lens
Lighting
Lindemuth, Matt, 241
Lipstick camera
MacDonald, Andy, 7
Magic Arm, clamp, 38
Margera, Bam, 135
Master shot, 78
McCoy, Jack, 197
McKinley, Chris, 169
Medium shot, 79
Miller, Dustin, 3
Mitchell, Chris, 63–64, 95, 101–102, 156, 230
Moore’s Law, 44
Motion program, 187
Movie set
DVD extras, shooting behind the scenes, 224–231
entry level positions, 216–217
key departments in big movie production, 215
Music
Music videos, shooting, 234–235
National Television Standards Committee (NTSC), standards, 23–24, 26
ND filter, see Neutral density filter
Neutral density (ND) filter, 123, 125
Nielson, Bridger, 233
NLE, see Nonlinear editing
Noble, Tom, 13
Nonlinear editing (NLE)
NTSC, see National Television Standards Committee
Once Upon a Time in Mexico, 25
Opalek, Mike, 154
Outsiderz, 37
PA, see Production assistant
Parker, Jon, 79
Passion, importance, 52–54, 246
Pelican Case, airline safety, 65
Poetics, 156
Police, cameraman relationship, 66–67
Politics, action sports industry, 74–76
Postproduction
Preproduction
Production
Production assistant (PA), 216
Psycho, 99
Rastovich, Dave, 197
Reflector, 120
Renting, gear, 45
Riding Giants, 206
Road trip, documenting, 159–164
Rule of thirds, 101
Safety, location concerns, 63–64
Script, finding for short films, 235
Security guard, cameraman relationship, 66–67
Set, see Movie set Shake program, 187
Short films, shooting, 235, 237
Short-subject video, project classification, 51
Shotgun microphone, pickup pattern, 32
Sit-down interview, 142
Skateboarding, historical perspective, 13–15, 241–242
Slamdance, 197
Sound
Soundtrack Pro, 174
Spec commercial, shooting, 232–233
Sponsorship, project financing, 50
Spydercam, 110
SteadyShot, fish-eye lens guidelines, 88–89
Storytelling
building suspense and drama, 156–159
camera angles, 156
character arcs, 153
five-act dramatic structure, 150–151
plot progression, 153
road trip documenting, 159–164
structure, 151
Talent
Television, distribution, 210–211
Theatrical distribution, 205–208
30p, selection factors, 27
Thorne, Rick, 118
Three-dimensional films, prospects, 243–244
Trick tips, storytelling, 164–165
24p, selection factors, 26–27, 97
Two-shot, 100
Variable speed cameras, 177–178
Velasquez, Richie, 95
Video skater, definition, 6
Warhol, Andy, 239
Web 2.0, 245
Weight, composition, 103
White balance
Wide shot, 79
Wilkes, Amy, 222
X Games, historical perspective, 1–2
xXx: A Filmmaker’s diary, 158, 231
Yasutoko, Eito, 156
Zoom lens, 84
Z-scan, technique, 119
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