Video production handbook /
Jim Owens, Gerald Millerson.
- 5th ed.
- New York ; London : Focal Press, c2012.
- 395 p. : ill. col. ; 24 cm.
Includes index.
1. Overview of video production -- 2. Production crew -- 3. Organizing the production -- 4. Production techniques -- 5. Writing for video -- 6. The camera -- 7. Using the camera -- 8. Shooting people and objects -- 9. Working with the talent -- 10. Audio for video -- 11. Lighting for video -- 12. The background -- 13. Television graphics -- 14. Recording and viewing the video -- 15. Editing -- 16. Distributing your production.
Shows the full production process, from inception of idea to final distribution, focusing especially on why each step occurs as it does and providing guidance in choosing the simplest methods of creating the shots you want in your video project. It concentrates on the techniques and concepts behind the latest equipment, demonstrating the fundamental principles needed to create good video content on any kind of budget.