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| Preface | |
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| Introduction | |
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| In the Field with Evening Magazine | |
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| The Changing Nature of Video Production | |
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| Production Uses of Portable Video Equipment | |
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| Video as a Medium of Communication | |
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| Technical Factors and Aesthetic Factors | |
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| Preproduction and Production Planning | |
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| Stages and Types of Production | |
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| Preproduction Planning | |
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| Production Planning | |
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| Video Basics: The Electronic Image and the Video Signal | |
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| Electronic Image Reproduction | |
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| Television Scanning: The NTSC and ATSC Standards | |
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| Video Signal Control | |
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| The Color Signal | |
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| Camera Performance Characteristics | |
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| Camera Viewfinder Systems | |
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| Camera Configurations | |
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| Color Plates | |
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| Operating the Portable Video Camcorder | |
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| The Basic System | |
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| Common Camcorder Camera Section Controls | |
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| VCR Section Controls and Inputs/Outputs | |
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| Power and Videotape | |
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| Camcorder System Setup | |
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| Audio and Video Connectors | |
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| Monitoring the Recording | |
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| Camera-Mounting Equipment | |
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| Carrying the Equipment | |
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| Video Recording | |
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| Helical Scan Recording | |
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| Control Track | |
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| Videotape Recording Formats | |
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| Compatibility | |
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| Types of Videocassette Recorders | |
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| Videotape | |
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| Other Video Recording Devices | |
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| Lenses and Visualization | |
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| Lenses | |
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| Lenses: Functions and Types | |
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| Zoom Lens Components | |
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| Zoom Lens Operation | |
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| Aperture Control and Depth of Field | |
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| Visualization and Composition | |
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| Aesthetics of Visual Composition | |
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| Camera Movement | |
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| Shooting to Edit | |
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| Subject-Camera Relationships | |
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| Lighting | |
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| Physical Factors of Lighting | |
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| Base Illumination | |
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| Contrast Range | |
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| Color | |
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| Lighting Equipment | |
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| Power Requirements | |
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| Controlling the Intensity of Light | |
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| Other Equipment | |
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| Lighting Safety | |
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| Aesthetic Factors | |
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| Modeling | |
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| Three-Point Lighting | |
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| Lighting Problems | |
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| Sound | |
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| Technical Factors | |
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| Sound in Video Field Production | |
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| Sound: Technical Bases | |
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| Microphone Characteristics | |
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| Camera-Mounted Microphones | |
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| External Microphones | |
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| Wired and Wireless Microphones | |
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| Recording Sound on a Portable Camcorder | |
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| Mixers | |
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| Standardized Recording Procedures | |
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| Monitoring Sound | |
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| Hints for Recording Good Sound | |
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| Special Problems | |
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| Equalizing and Filtering to Improve Sound Quality | |
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| Adding Sound to Prerecorded Videotape | |
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| Additional Sound Recording and Playback Devices | |
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| Sound Aesthetics | |
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| Types of Sound | |
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| Sound Perspective and Sound Presence | |
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| Constructing the Audio Portion of a Program | |
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| The Visual Impact of Microphones | |
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| Editing Aesthetics | |
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| Role of the Editor | |
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| Types of Editing | |
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| Continuity Editing | |
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| Dynamic Editing | |
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| Transitions and Effects | |
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| Sound in Editing | |
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| Getting Ready to Edit: Working with SMPTE Time Code and Postproduction Planning | |
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| SMPTE Time Code | |
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| Postproduction Planning | |
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| Copyright and Distribution | |
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| Linear, Cuts-Only Videotape Editing | |
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| Electronic Videotape Editing | |
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| Editing System Components | |
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| Cuts-Only Control Track Editing | |
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| Assemble and Insert Editing | |
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| Editing on a Cuts-Only System | |
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| A/B-Roll Editing and Additional Production System Components | |
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| A/B-Roll Editing | |
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| The Video Switcher | |
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| Signal Processing | |
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| Digital Nonlinear Video Editing | |
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| Desktop Video Production | |
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| Digital Nonlinear Video Editing | |
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| Components of a Nonlinear Video Editing System | |
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| The Process of Nonlinear Editing | |
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| Graphics and Design | |
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| Guiding Principles | |
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| Functional and Practical Factors | |
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| Sources of Graphics for Video | |
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| Computer-Based Video Graphics Systems | |
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| Integrating Graphics and Effects into a Video Production | |
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| Ethics and Video Production | |
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| Codes of Ethics | |
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| Public Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters | |
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| Your Role as a Producer | |
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| Production Projects | |
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| Development of Videotape Recording | |
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| Measurement of Light Intensity | |
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| Guidelines and Information for Filming in San Francisco | |
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| U.S. Copyright Office Short Form PA | |
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| Digital Information and the Metric System | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Index | |