1. Introduction. In the Field with Evening Magazine. The Changing Nature of Video Production. Production Uses of Portable Video Equipment. Video as a Medium of Communication. Technical Factors and Aesthetic Factors. 2.
Preproduction and Production Planning. Stages and Types of Production. Preproduction Planning. Production Planning. 3. Video Basics: The Electronic Image and the Video Signal. Electronic Image Reproduction. Television Scanning: The NTSC and ATSC Standards.
Video Signal Control. The Color Signal. Camera Performance Characteristics. Camera Viewfinder Systems. Camera Configuration. 4. Operating the Portable Video Camcorder. The Basic System.
Common Camcorder Camera Section Controls. VCR Section Control and Inputs/Outputs. Power and Videotape. Camcorder System Setup. Audio and Video Connectors. Monitoring the Recording. Camera-Mounting Equipment. Carrying the Equipment.
5. Video Recording. Helical Scan Recording. Control Track. Videotape Recording Formats. Compatibility. Types of Videocassette Recorders. Videotape.
Other Video Recording Devices. 6. Lenses and Visualization. Part 1: Lenses. Part 2: Visualization and Composition. 7. Lighting. Part 1: Physical Factors of Lighting.
Part 2: Aesthetic Factors. 8. Sound. Part 1: Technical Factors. Part 2: Sound Aesthetics. 9. Editing Aesthetics. Role of the Editor.
Types of Editing. Continuity Editing. Dynamic Editing. Transitions and Effects. Sound in Editing. 10. Getting Ready to Edit: Working with SMPTE Time Code and Postproduction Planning. SMPTE Time Code.
Postproduction Planning. Copyright and Distribution. 11. Linear, Cuts-Only Videotape Editing. Electronic Videotape Editing. Editing System Components. Control Track Editing. Assemble and Insert Editing.
Editing on a Cuts-Only System. 12. A/B-Roll Editing and Additional Production System Components. A/B Roll Editing. The Video Switcher. Signal Processing. 13. Digital Nonlinear Video Editing.
Desktop Video Production. Digital Nonlinear Video Editing. Components of a Nonlinear Video Editing System. The Process of Nonlinear Editing. 14. Graphics and Design. Guiding Principles. Functional and Practical Factors.
Sources of Graphics for Video. Computer-Based Video Graphics Systems. Integrating Graphics and Effects into a Video Production. 15. Ethics and Video Production. Codes of Ethics. Public Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters. Your Role as a Producer.
Appendix 1: Production Projects. Appendix 2: Development of Videotape Recording. Appendix 3: Measurement of Light Intensity. Appendix 4: Guidelines and Information for Filming in San Francisco. Appendix 5: U.S. Copyright Office Short Form PA. Appendix 6: Digital Information and the Metric System.
Glossary. Bibliography. Index.