By
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.
