Portable Video presents students with the techniques and technology of single camera electronic news gathering and electronic field production. Covering everything from creative and technical recording and editing techniques to budgets and copyright issues, this book shows best practices in shooting news, and narrative production, developing the story, writing the script, current methods to capturing audio and video, working with light, and more. Updates feature the latest advances in techniques and equipment. New coverage includes digital workflow techniques, digital cameras (including DSLRs), lighting, audio, and mobile.
Features information on:
. News gathering
. Field Production
. Scriptwriting and storyboards
. Preproduction, production, postproduction
. Budgeting and pricing
. Framing and composition
. Capturing Audio
. Ethics and legal considerations
Introduction;
Chapter 1 ENG and EFP: The World of Professional Video;
Chapter 2 Video: The Process of Image Acquisition;
Chapter 3 Microphone and Audio Recording Techniques;
Chapter 4 Light: Understanding and Controlling It; Part 1 The Physical Properties of Light; Part 2 Creating Light; Chapter 5 Basic Shots: The Language of Video;
Chapter 6 Scriptwriting;
Chapter 7 Pre-production and Production;
Chapter 8 Post-Production: Editing It All Together Part One: Technical Editing Basics; Part Two: Creative Editing Basics; Part Three: Styles and Applications;
Chapter 9 ENG Style Part One: Taped Coverage; Part Two: Live Coverage;
Chapter 10 EFP Styles;
Chapter 11 Budgeting and Pricing;
Chapter 12 Copyrights and Legal Issues;
Chapter 13 New Trends and Technologies
