'Whether you are a beginner or veteran filmmaker, Martha Mollison's Producing Videos serves as a comprehensive guide to all aspects of video production.' - Greg Walters, Portland Community College
'An invaluable resource for developing my students' video journalism skills.' - Kay Nankervis, Charles Sturt University
Contents
Acknowledgements ix
Greeting xiii
1 The camera
2 Image control
3 Composition and framing
4 The camera' s view
5 Telling the story
6 Video formats
7 Video storage
8 Editing basics
9 Editing aesthetics
10 Editing more technical
11 Microphones
12 Having the right connections
13 Location sound
14 Sound postproduction
15 Safety on the set
16 Lighting
17 Using lighting equipment
18 Production options
19 Video for Empowerment
20 Scriptwriting
21 Doing short dramas
22 Budgeting
23 Preproduction
24 The location shoot
25 Studio layout and equipment
26 Studio roles
27 Studio procedures
28 Operating the vision mixer
29 Operating the studio audio mixer
30 Studio interviews
31 The HOT studio
32 Copyright
33 Distribution
Glossary
Index
Martha Mollison has been a freelance video producer for over twenty-five years and has taught both in Australia and the US in universities, colleges, cable TV stations and community organisations. She is currently based in Portland, Oregon, USA.