Digital Filmmaking Handbook

ISBN 13:
9781584500988
ISBN 10:
1584500980
Edition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 07/12/2002
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Summary

The second edition of this best-seller has been updated and reorganized to better reflect a typical DV production workflow. Extensive new material on writing, budgeting, and the latest software and hardware is covered. New editing tutorials, and a new chapter on video technology basics are also included, plus each chapter now includes exercises for further practice and exploration. A complete film school in a book. Companion DVD includes practice footage and projects.

Introduction

(12)

What Type of Equipment Do You Need?

(1)

What Is Digital Video?

(2)

What Is Digitizing?

(2)

Why Digital Video?

(2)

What This Book Covers

(1)

Pre-Production

(1)

Production

(1)

Post-Production

(1)

Exercise

(1)

Summary

(2)

SECTION I PREPRODUCTION

(94)

Writing and Scheduling

(20)

Writing for DV

(10)

Finding a Story

(1)

Structure

(2)

Writing Visually

(1)

Script Format

(5)

Finishing Up

(1)

Scheduling

(6)

Breaking Down a Script

(1)

Choosing a Shooting Order

(3)

Production Boards

(2)

Exercises

(1)

Summary

(2)

Video Technology Basics

(22)

What Is Video?

(9)

Tracks

(2)

Frames

(1)

Video Standards

(1)

Video Resolution

(2)

Scanning Methods

(1)

Native Aspect Ratio

(1)

Videotape Formats

(1)

Physical Characteristics of Videotape

(1)

Digital Video Primer

(7)

Color Sampling

(1)

Compression

(1)

CODECs

(2)

Data Rate

(1)

Pixel Shape

(2)

Types of Digital Video Files

(1)

Audio Basics

(3)

Mono, Stereo, and Surround Sound

(1)

Audio Sampling

(1)

Types of Digital Audio Files

(1)

Quality Isn't Everything

(1)

Exercises

(1)

Summary

(1)

Choosing a Camera

(30)

Choosing a Format

(5)

Delivery Is Everything

(4)

Evaluating Image Quality

(7)

CCD

(5)

Lenses

(2)

Camera Features

(12)

Ergonomics

(2)

Batteries

(1)

Manual Override

(2)

Audio

(2)

Progressive Scan

(1)

Image Stabilization

(2)

Widescreen

(1)

Viewfinder

(1)

Special Effects

(1)

Video Standard

(1)

Use Your Director of Photography

(1)

Accessorizing

(2)

Tripods, Steadicams, and Dollies

(1)

Microphones

(1)

Filters

(1)

All the Other Accessories

(1)

Exercises

(1)

Summary

(2)

Planning Your Shoot

(20)

Storyboarding

(8)

Shots and Coverage

(4)

Less Is More

(2)

Location Scouting

(3)

Production Design

(3)

Art Directing Basics

100

(1)

Building a Set

101

(1)

Set Dressing and Props

102

(1)

Effects Planning

102

(2)

Creating Rough Effects Shots

103

(1)

Exercises

104

(1)

Summary

105

(2)

SECTION II PRODUCTION

107

(102)

Lighting

109

(24)

Lighting Basics

110

(1)

Film-Style Lighting

110

(1)

The Art of Lighting

111

(1)

Three-Point Lighting

111

(1)

Types of Light

112

(8)

Color Temperature

114

(1)

Wattage

115

(1)

Controlling the Quality of Light

116

(4)

Lighting Your Actors

120

(3)

Interior Lighting

123

(3)

Power Supply

124

(1)

Mixing Daylight and Interior Light

124

(1)

Using Household Lights

125

(1)

Dealing with Overlit Situations

125

(1)

Exterior Lighting

126

(2)

Special Lighting Situations

128

(3)

Using Lights to Create a Scene

129

(1)

Lighting for Blue and Green Screen

129

(2)

Exercise

131

(1)

Summary

131

(2)

Shooting Digital Video

133

(46)

Using the Camera

134

(22)

The Lens

134

(14)

White Balance

148

(2)

Lens Filters

150

(2)

Other Camera Features

152

(2)

Aspect Ratios

154

(1)

Know Thy Camera

155

(1)

Technical Tips

156

(3)

Preparing Your Equipment

156

(3)

Managing the Set

159

(5)

Rehearsals

160

(1)

Camera Diagrams and Shot Lists

160

(2)

The Protocol of Shooting

162

(1)

Respect for Acting

162

(1)

Script Supervising

163

(1)

Shooting

164

(12)

Composition

165

(7)

Camera Movement

172

(4)

Exercises

176

(1)

Summary

177

(2)

Production Sound

179

(30)

What You Want to Record

180

(1)

Microphones

181

(14)

What a Mic Hears

182

(3)

How a Mic Hears

185

(5)

Mixing

190

(1)

Connecting It All Up

190

(3)

Double-System Recording

193

(2)

Setting Up

195

(10)

Placing Your Mics

195

(7)

Getting the Right Sound for the Picture

202

(1)

Testing Sound

202

(2)

Managing Your Set

204

(1)

Selecting an Audio Mode on Your Camera

205

(1)

Recording Your Sound

205

(1)

Room Tone

206

(1)

Exercises

206

(1)

Summary

207

(2)

SECTION III POST-PRODUCTION

209

(312)

Building A Workstation

211

(22)

Choosing a Platform

212

(1)

Macintosh OS

212

(1)

Windows

212

(1)

Choosing a Video Interface

213

(5)

Digital Video Interfaces

214

(1)

Analog Video Interfaces

215

(1)

Audio Interfaces

216

(2)

Choosing a Computer

218

(11)

CPU

220

(1)

RAM

220

(1)

Storage

221

(1)

Computer Monitors

221

(2)

Accessorizing

223

(2)

Building a Macintosh System

225

(1)

Building a Windows System

226

(1)

Portable Editing

227

(2)

Managing Your RAM

229

(2)

Exercises

231

(1)

Summary

231

(2)

Non-Linear Editing Software

233

(24)

Editing Software Basics

234

(9)

The Interface

234

(2)

Editing Features

236

(4)

Other Features

240

(2)

Organizational Tools

242

(1)

Logging, Capturing, and Importing

243

(1)

Effects and Titles

244

(5)

Types of Effects

245

(2)

Titles

247

(2)

Audio Tools

249

(1)

The Final Product

250

(3)

Videotape Masters

251

(1)

Digital Video Files

251

(1)

EDLs

251

(1)

Film Cut lists

252

(1)

Exercises

253

(2)

Summary

255

(2)

Editing Hardware

257

(18)

Hardware Peripherals

258

(2)

Don't Panic!

260

(1)

Video Decks

260

(6)

Tape Format

262

(1)

SDI, FireWire, or Analog I/0

262

(1)

Device Control

263

(1)

Frame Accuracy

264

(1)

Audio Features

264

(1)

VTR Checklist

265

(1)

Audio Equipment

266

(3)

Audio CDs

267

(1)

DAT and MiniDisc

267

(1)

Audio Mixers

267

(1)

Speakers

268

(1)

Video Monitors

269

(2)

Professional Video Monitor Features

269

(2)

Hardware Connectors

271

(1)

Exercises

272

(1)

Summary

273

(2)

Preparing to Edit

275

(36)

How to Organize Your Project

276

(3)

Create a Numbering System

276

(1)

Make Sure All Your Videotape Has Timecode

277

(1)

Keep a Database of All Your Media

277

(1)

Log Each Tape Thoroughly

278

(1)

Use the Organizational Tools of Your Editing Software

278

(1)

Timecode

279

(4)

Drop Frame and Non-Drop Frame Timecode

280

(1)

Timecode Standards

280

(1)

Types of Timecode

281

(1)

Timecode for Film Sources

281

(2)

Logging

283

(5)

How to log by Content

284

(4)

Capturing Quality

288

(1)

How Good Does Your Project Need to Look?

288

(1)

Digital Online and Offline

288

(1)

Audio Quality

289

(6)

Audio Levels

291

(1)

Clipping and Distortion

292

(1)

Equalization

293

(2)

Image Quality

295

(9)

Video levels

296

(8)

Troubleshooting

304

(2)

Problems and Solutions

304

(2)

Importing Digital Files

306

(3)

Getting Audio from a CD

307

(2)

Media Management

309

(1)

Exercises

309

(1)

Summary

309

(2)

Editing

311

(26)

The Invisible Art

312

(1)

Building Blocks

312

(20)

Transitions between Scenes

329

(2)

Solving Technical Problems

331

(1)

Fine-Cutting

332

(2)

Editing for Style

333

(1)

Duration

333

(1)

The Big Picture

334

(1)

Exercises

334

(1)

Summary

335

(2)

Sound Editing

337

(26)

Sounding Off

338

(2)

Setting Up

340

(2)

Editing Sound in Your NLE

340

(2)

Dedicated Sound Editing Apps

342

(6)

Audio Hardware

347

(1)

Editing Sound

348

(5)

Unintelligible Dialog

348

(1)

Changes in Tone

349

(1)

Is There Extraneous Noise in the Shot?

349

(1)

Are There Bad Video Edits That Can Be Reinforced with Audio?

350

(1)

Is There Bad Audio?

350

(1)

Are There Vocal Problems You Need to Correct?

351

(2)

EQ Is Your Friend

353

(4)

Special Filter

356

(1)

Choosing Sound Effects

357

(1)

Music

358

(4)

License to Play

359

(2)

Finding a Composer

361

(1)

Do It Yourself

361

(1)

Exercises

362

(1)

Summary

362

(1)

Color Correction

363

(18)

To Compress, or Not to Compress

364

(5)

Color Correction

369

(10)

Correcting Bad White Balance

371

(5)

Matching Footage from Different Cameras and Shoots

376

(1)

Using Tracks and Layers to Adjust Color

377

(2)

Don't Expect Miracles

379

(1)

Correcting Color for Film

379

(1)

One More Thing

380

(1)

Exercises

380

(1)

Summary

380

(1)

Titling and Simple Compositing

381

(44)

Titles and Simple Graphics

382

(5)

Making Titles in Your NLE

382

(5)

Creating Titles in Photoshop

387

(1)

Compositing 101

387

(27)

Keys

389

(12)

Mattes

401

(2)

Pixel Aspect Ratios

403

(7)

More Sophisticated Mattes

410

(4)

Moving Pictures

414

(10)

Basic Movement

415

(9)

Exercises

424

(1)

Summary

424

(1)

Rotoscoping and More Compositing

425

(54)

Rotoscoping

426

(38)

Painting on Frames

427

(6)

Better Rotoscoping through Filters

433

(2)

Rotoscoping an Alpha Channel

435

(9)

Creating Animated Alpha Channels (or ``You, Too, Can Make Travelling Mattes'')

444

(7)

Building Effects with Multiple Layers

451

(13)

Special Effects

464

(3)

Fixing a Drop-Out

464

(2)

Fixing Lost Video

466

(1)

Compositing Elements from a 3D Animation Package

466

(1)

Making Your Video Look Like Film

467

(8)

Creating Film Texture

468

(7)

Exercises

475

(3)

Summary

478

(1)

Output

479

(42)

Mastering Your Outputs

480

(2)

The Best-Case Scenario

480

(2)

The Big Decision

482

(1)

Videotape Masters

482

(12)

Preparing for a Professional Online

483

(7)

The Do-It-Yourself Digital Online

490

(4)

The Final Audio Mix

494

(3)

Preparing for a Professional Audio Mix

495

(1)

Do-It-Yourself Final Mixes

496

(1)

Outputting to CD-ROM

497

(9)

Compression

498

(8)

Creating a Video CD

506

(1)

Outputting for the Web

506

(3)

DVD Authoring

509

(5)

Getting Your 35mm Film Release Print

514

(5)

Film Editing and Cut Lists

515

(1)

The Film Printing Process

516

(2)

Getting Your Video Transferred to Film

518

(1)

Exercises

519

(1)

Summary

520

(1)

Glossary

521

(30)

About the DVD

551

(2)

Index

553

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