Digital Video Revolution : A Field Guide from DVCreators.net and TechTV

by Mellicker, Josh; Brenneis, Lisa

• ISBN13: 9780321136442
• ISBN10: 0321136446
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-05-30
• Publisher: Pearson P T R

Summary

With the price and performance of digital video camcorders, editingsoftware, and hard drives now within reach of just about everyone, the only thing keeping most people from producing professional-quality video is experience. The authors of The DVcreators.net Guide to the Digital Video Revolution remedy that problem by distilling their deep understanding of shooting, lighting, audio, DVD authoring, and Web video compression down to just the essentials. This volume is based on DVCreators.net's famous three-day DV Revolution workshop and focuses on best practices and straightforward recommendations. Anyone who's interested in using digital video to convey a message--corporate trainers and marketers, ad agencies, governmental and non-profit organizations, educators--will find this handy reference gives them all of the guidance they need to get the job done. The DVD contains sample storyboards, sample talent release, location shoot checklist, pre-production questionnaire, editing examples, Captive DVCreators.net website, Royalty-free stock media and more.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Plan

Planning Your Project

Planning Your Shoot

Shoot

The DV Camcorder: Nuts'n' Bolts

DV Camcorder Aesthetics: What Hollywood Doesn't Want You to Know

Essential Lighting: Illuminating the Subject

Location Audio: The Secret of Great Looking Video!

Putting it All Together

Edit

Building the Ultimate Desktop Movie Studio

Editing Overview

Tape Logging & Capture

Rough Cut

Fine Tuning Your Edit

Creating Visual Media in Post

Audio in Post-Production

Deliver

Tvland: Output to DV Tape for VHS & Broadcast

Delivering New Media

Appendices

Web Links

Bibliography

CD Contents

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