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MASTERING MULTI-CAMERA TECHNIQUES
Mastering Multi-Camera Techniques
From Pre-Production to Editing to Deliverable Masters
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Mitch Jacobson, Mitch Jacobson is a professional digital media consultant and producing editor for Category-5 Entertainment, Inc. based in New York City. Mitch has over 25 years' experience in entertainment, and his work has been seen on all of the major networks including PBS, CBS, Discovery, Ovation, E! Entertainment TV, The Disney Channel, ESPN and A&E.

Description
From a basic two-camera interview to an elaborate 26 camera HD concert film, this comprehensive guide presents a platform-agnostic approach to the essential techniques required to set up and edit a multi-camera project. Actual case studies are used to examine specific usages of multi-camera editing and include a variety of genres including concerts, talk shows, reality programming, sit-coms, documentaries for television, event videography and feature films. Other features include: * Advanced multi-camera techniques and specialty work-flows are examined for tapeless & large scale productions with examples from network TV shows, corporate media projects, event videography, and feature films. * New techniques for 3D projects, 2k/4k media management and color correction are revealed. * Technical breakdowns analyze system requirements for monitoring, hard drives & RAIDs, RAM, codecs and computer platforms. * Apple Final Cut Pro, Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere Pro and several other software programs are detailed. * Tables, charts, screen-grabs, photos, web-links, blogs, tech school lists and other resource tools for further study. * Unique interviews with the 'Masters of Multi-Cam' including EMMY and academy award-winning directors and editors who share their project notes and give insight to award-winning techniques.

Audience
Video editors, assistants, producers, directors, and students, needing to know the essentials of multi-camera operation and postproduction workflows.

Contents
Preparing for the Shoot; Shooting for Multi-Cam Projects; Timecode & Sync; Tapeless and Digital Acquisition; Avid; FCP; Premiere Pro; Preparing to Edit; Custom Settings; Editing Multi-Cam Projects; Working with Audio; Advanced Multi-Cam Techniques; Integrating Single Camera Elements; Finishing; Media Management; The Future of Multi-Camera Production

Bibliographic details
Paperback, 240 pages, publication date: APR-2010
ISBN-13: 978-0-240-81176-5
Imprint: FOCAL PRESS

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Last update: 19 Nov 2009
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