What ends up on the film cutting room floor, and why? This work shows you how to achieve professional results. It describes the breaking down rushes and making a simple join, identifying shots, first assembly, avoiding errors, preparing special effects, instructing the labs, compiling sound tracks and other stages in producing the final film.

This third edition of a ten-year-old guide (originally, TV Lighting Methods), has been revised, extended and retitled to suit today's filming conditions.

Giving an overview of the production process, this book shows how, within the often severe limitations of time and money, it is possible to originate interesting and competitive television programmes. It also describes the essentials of good camerawork and relates them to considerations of audio, staging, lighting, make-up and wardrobe techniques.

This book is designed as a starter guide for anyone owning a camcorder or students entering the field of broadcast or corporate video making who wish to know the principles of how to use their cameras and the way in which these principles can be applied in the studio, in the street, and in all non-broadcast situations. This edition covers the latest types of video camera and gives advice on composition, picture framing, lighting and sound.

The demise of the independent television companies and the expansion of satellite and cable networks has led to an explosion in small, independent production facilities. In parallel with this development has been a steady increase in media training and a major expansion in corporate video facilities. This book is written for everyone contemplating setting up a professional installation, whether studio- or location-based, and shows how to estimate the scale of investment required. The layout of technical areas and the function of the main items of equipment is described in straightforward...

This study is a practical introduction to special effects used in television production, with illustrations and photographs that support the text. It provides details of equipment, procedure and the type of effect obtained with attention to aspects of safety for those engaged in dangerous sequences. It includes examples on computer generated effects, scenic projection, moulds and miniatures, underwater sequences, robots and monster, pyrotechnics, fire and explosions in the studio, bullet effects, breakaways and collapsing scenery and storm/ blizzard/ snow and ice effects.

An easy to follow, quick reference introductory guide for beginning professionals and students in film-making and post-production. It explains all film laboratory procedures in the context of the wide range of technology that is used by filmmakers, explaining what happens and why at every stage. A technical understanding of film processing and printing, telecine and laboratory and digital processes will help you get the best results for your film. The book is particularly useful for those who have come to film making from other media - video or digital.

This text gives professionals in satellite news gathering an introduction to the technologies and processes involved. It should also suit journalists, editors and producers needing to understand this important element of the news-gathering chain. Written for the complete beginner, the book shows how typical transmission chains work and their communication with the studio. It also offers a brief introduction to analogue and digital theory before going on to explain Electronic Newsgathering (ENG) systems.

This step-by-step guide gives practical instruction on the techniques and skills required to incorporate special effects successfully into a television production. It begins by introducing front of camera work and then moves on to digital systems and post production. It is intended as a quick reference for the novice as well as the professional not up to scratch with modern techniques and practices in the area of special effects.

This work offers an overview of attitudes and practical skills needed by new entrants to the broadcast industry. Topics outlined include the need to develop a professional approach; the need to develop the occupational skills needed to meet deadlines, work under pressure and within a budget; the importance of understanding the potential of broadcast equipment in programme-making and the need to keep up-to-date with technique and technology; the individual responsibility to ensure continuity of experience and training in all craft skills that technical operators are required to work in; an...