In the field-defining text TELEVISION PRODUCTION HANDBOOK, author Herbert Zettl emphasizes how production proceeds in the digital age-from idea to image-and how it moves through the three major phases, from preproduction to production to postproduction. In this context, Zettl describes the necessary tools, considers what they can and cannot do, and explains how they are used to ensure maximum efficiency and effectiveness. This edition features the latest digital equipment and production techniques, including stereo 3D, 3D camcorders, 4K and 8K digital cinema cameras, portable switchers, LED lighting instruments, and digital lighting control systems.
1. THE TELEVISION PRODUCTION PROCESS.
What Television Production Is All About. Technical Production Systems.
2. THE PRODUCER IN PREPRODUCTION.
What Producing Is All About. Information Resources, Unions, and Ratings.
3. THE SCRIPT.
Basic Script Formats. Dramatic Structure, Conflict, and Dramaturgy.
4. THE DIRECTOR IN PREPRODUCTION.
How a Director Prepares. Communication and Scheduling.
5. THE TELEVISION CAMERA.
How Television Cameras Work. How Digital Video Works.
6. LENSES.
What Lenses Are. What Lenses See.
7. CAMERA OPERATION AND PICTURE COMPOSITION.
Working the Camera. Picture Composition.
8. AUDIO: SOUND PICKUP.
How Microphones Hear. How Microphones Work.
9. AUDIO: SOUND CONTROL.
Sound Controls and Recording. Stereo, Surround Sound, and Sound Aesthetics.
10. LIGHTING.
Lighting Instruments and Lighting Controls. Light Intensity, Baselight Levels, Color Temperature, and Color Mixing.
11. TECHNIQUES OF TELEVISION LIGHTING.
Lighting in the Studio. Lighting in the Field.
12. VIDEO-RECORDING SYSTEMS AND PROCEDURES.
How Video Recording Is Done. Tapeless Video-Recording Systems.
13. SWITCHING, OR INSTANTANEOUS EDITING.
How Switchers Work. Special-Purpose Switchers.
14. DESIGN.
Designing and Using Television Graphics. Scenery and Props.
15. TELEVISION TALENT.
Television Performers and Actors. How to Do Makeup and What to Wear.
16. THE DIRECTOR IN PRODUCTION.
Multicamera Control Room Directing. Single-Camera and Digital Cinema Directing.
17. FIELD PRODUCTION AND BIG REMOTES.
Field Production. Covering Major Events.
18. POSTPRODUCTION EDITING: HOW IT WORKS.
How Nonlinear Editing Works. Audio/Video Linkage.
19. EDITING FUNCTIONS AND PRINCIPLES.
Continuity Editing. Complexity Editing.
Epilogue.
Glossary.
Index.
