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SHOOTING DIGITAL VIDEO
Shooting Digital Video
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Jon Fauer, ASC, ASC, Jon Fauer is an award-winning Director and Director of Photography. His shoots include TV campaigns for America's best known name brands. He writes technical manuals for ARRI and is recognized as the leading expert on Arriflex cameras. Fauer also conducts seminars for Kodak and gives lectures at leading film schools around the world, and moderates the cinematography discussion forum on creativeplanet.com.

Description
Digital video is a revolutionary force in filmmaking today, and Shooting Digital Video provides a much-needed guide to selecting the right equipment for the job and using it to produce professional-level work. An excellent resource for those interested in shooting documentaries, news, shorts, home videos, corporate videos, or even low-budget features, Shooting Digital Video offers complete technological coverage - from editing to compression for the web. From acquiring and maintaining the necessary equipment to shooting and lighting your DV, this book will show both the professional and the amateur how to do it with style. Written by a professional filmmaker and author of six other camera-related titles, this handbook offers the expert's view of this innovative process. Providing the necessary information and advice to make a masterful looking digital video, this text covers the practical, theoretical, and technical aspects of the process. Beyond an in-depth look at digital video cameras and equipment, some other topics covered are editing, DV to film transfers, image stabilization, transferring stills to computer, touching up your pictures, lenses and filters, audio and audio accessories, and suppliers. As an added value, the companion website features sample videos, freeware and shareware of editing and compression software, and other technical updates.

Audience
Advanced amateur prosumer users: independent filmmakers, film students, documentary, wedding, nature, sports filmmakers, police military, medical, corporate. Professionals: camera operators, directors, producers making the change to digital.

Contents
Introduction; Credits; What is DV?; Selecting and Using the DV Camera; Maintenance and Simple, Do-it-yourself Repair; Pre-production; Production; Post-Production

Bibliographic details
Paperback, 312 pages, publication date: JUN-2001
ISBN-13: 978-0-240-80464-4
ISBN-10: 0-240-80464-3
Imprint: FOCAL PRESS

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