Contents

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

INTRODUCTION

STUDIO AND OUTSIDE BROADCAST CAMERAWORK

INVISIBLE TECHNIQUE

TELEVISION TECHNIQUE

TECHNOLOGY

THE TELEVISION SIGNAL

COLOUR TEMPERATURE

OPERATIONAL ASPECTS OF THE CAMERA

FULL FACILITY CAMERA

THE ZOOM LENS (1)

THE ZOOM LENS (2)

THE ZOOM LENS (3)

CAMERA MOUNTINGS

THE STUDIO FLOOR

CONTROL ROOMS

OUTSIDE BROADCAST FACILITIES

PRODUCTION METHODS

CONTROL ROOM STAFF

STUDIO FLOOR STAFF

THE PLANNING PROCESS

CAMERA COVERAGE FORMATS

RIGGING AND SAFETY

SAFETY

RIGGING A STUDIO

FLOOR MONITORS

SLUNG MONITORS

RIGGING CAMERAS

DE-RIGGING A CAMERA

BALANCING A LIGHTWEIGHT HEAD

OUTSIDE BROADCAST RIGGING

WORKING AMONG THE PUBLIC

WORKING AT HEIGHT

ADVERSE WEATHER

OUTSIDE BROADCAST HAZARDS

BASIC SKILLS

CABLES AND MONITORS (1)

CABLES AND MONITORS (2)

CAMERA REHEARSAL

REHEARSE/RECORD

TRACKING

OPERATING A CAMERA FOR THE FIRST TIME

OPERATIONAL SKILLS

PEDESTAL DESIGN

PRE-REHEARSAL CHECKLIST

PEDESTAL TECHNIQUE (1)

PEDESTAL TECHNIQUE (2)

PEDESTAL TECHNIQUE (3)

REPOSITIONING THE PED

TRACKING ON A PEDESTAL

CRABBING

CRANING

FOCUS

ZOOM FOCUS

PANNING AND TILTING

ZOOMING

PIVOT POINTS

PICTURE MAKING SKILLS

PICTURE MAKING

POSITIONING THE LENS

STRUCTURAL SKELETON OF A SHOT

PERSPECTIVE OF MASS

PERSPECTIVE OF LINE

CAMERA DISTANCE

CAMERA MOVEMENT

INVISIBLE MOVEMENT

CAMERA MOVEMENT – PANNING

STATIC AND MOVING OBJECTS

CONTAINING MOVEMENT

THE DEVELOPMENT SHOT

TRACKING AND ZOOMING

WIDE ANGLE/NARROW ANGLE

INTERNAL SPACE

SPACE AND ATMOSPHERE

TRACKING LINES

CAMERA HEIGHT

CAMERA POSITION AND LIGHTING

INTERCUTTING

CHANGE OF SHOT

INVISIBLE CUTS

INTERCUTTING

CROSS-SHOOTING

INTERVIEW/DISCUSSION

WORKING IN A CREW

WORKING IN A CAMERA CREW

THE VIEWFINDER

WORKING WITH TALKBACK

NEW TO TALKBACK

VISUAL MEMORY/CAMERA CARDS

CAMERA CARD NOTES

WORKING TO CUE LIGHTS

CUE LIGHT CONTROL

WORKING ON A CRANE

REMOTE CONTROL

SAFETY AND CRANE WORK

ASSESSING A SHOT

ATTITUDE AND RESPONSIBILITY

PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT

TRANSMISSION AND RECORDING

MULTI-CAMERA PRODUCTIONS

TRANSMISSION AND RECORDING (1)

TRANSMISSION AND RECORDING (2)

OUTSIDE BROADCAST PREPARATION

AS-DIRECTED

AS-DIRECTED REHEARSAL

AS-DIRECTED TRANSMISSION

IT’S A WRAP

COMPOSITION

COMPOSITION

PERCEPTION

VISUAL DESIGN

READING AN IMAGE

GROUPING AND ORGANIZATION

THE EDGE OF THE FRAME

FRAMES WITHIN FRAMES

CLOSED AND OPEN FRAMES

ASPECT RATIO

TRANSITIONAL PERIOD

WHY CONVERSION IS NEEDED

WIDESCREEN COMPOSITION

RATIO AND PROPORTION

LINES AND CURVES

BALANCE

DISSONANCE

DIVIDED INTEREST

NATURAL PERSPECTIVE

HARMONY AND CONTRAST

LIGHT

COLOUR

MONOCHROME VIEWFINDERS

WORKING AT SPEED

COMPOSITING

COMPOSITING

TWO- AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL BACKGROUNDS

CAMERA HEIGHT AND CHROMA KEY

MATCHING FOREGROUND TO BACKGROUND

CAMERA MOVEMENT ON BLUE SCREEN

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GLOSSARY