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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Owens, Jim, 1957—
  Video production handbook / Jim owens, gerald millerson.-5th ed.
    p. cm.
  Rev. ed. of: Video production handbook/ Gerald Millerson, Jim Owens. 2008.
  Includes index.
  ISBN: 978-0-240-52220-3 (pbk.)
1. Video recording. 2. Video recordings-Production and direction. I. Millerson, Gerald. II. Title.
  TK6655.V5M55 2011
  778.59—dc22

2011013098

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