Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This manual introduces digital camerawork techniques used in television and video production. Written as a practical guide, the author's step-by-step instructions take you through everything you need to know, from camera controls, to editing, lighting and sound. This text provides a solid foundation to build upon in the area of digital video production. In a period of transition between analogue and digital acquisition/recording formats Digital Video Camerawork provides up-to-date information familiarizing you with the different production styles and requirements. Diagrams are used to illustrate the technology and techniques explained. Digital Video Camerawork combines clear, technical explanations with practical advice. It is ideal for the less experienced broadcast camera operator and for students on media and television production courses.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Acknowledgements (p. 7)
• Introduction (p. 8)
• Television Engineering
• Technique and Technology (p. 10)
• Light into Electricity (p. 12)
• The Video Signal (p. 14)
• Image Quality (p. 16)
• Charge-Coupled Devices (p. 18)
• Fit and Had CCDs (p. 20)
• CCD Integration (p. 22)
• The Digital Signal (p. 24)
• Why Compression Is Needed (p. 26)
• Compression Standards (p. 28)
• The Digital Camera (p. 30)
• Format and Budget (p. 32)
• Digital Recording (p. 34)
• DV Format (p. 36)
• Dvcpro Format (p. 38)
• Digital-S Format (p. 40)
• Disk Recording (p. 42)
• The Zoom Lens
• The Zoom Lens (p. 44)
• Angle of View (p. 46)
• Depth of Field (p. 48)
• Zooming (p. 50)
• Focus (p. 52)
• Dual Format Cameras (p. 54)
• Camera Controls
• Essential Camera Controls (p. 56)
• Auto and Manual Controls (p. 58)
• Lens Controls (p. 60)
• Effects Filters (p. 62)
• Colour Temperature (p. 64)
• Colour Temperature Correction Filters (p. 66)
• White Balance (p. 68)
• Viewfinder (p. 70)
• Exposure (p. 72)
• Contrast Range (p. 74)
• Exposure Continuity (p. 76)
• Contrast Control (p. 78)
• Electronic Contrast Control (p. 80)
• Adjusting Exposure (p. 82)
• Zebra Exposure Indicators (p. 84)
• Production Requirements (p. 86)
• Gain, Noise and Sensitivity (p. 88)
• Electronic Shutters (p. 90)
• Timecode (p. 92)
• Timecode and Production (p. 94)
• Timecode Lock (p. 96)
• Menus (p. 98)
• Scene Files (p. 100)
• Gamma and Linear Matrix (p. 102)
• Aspect Ratios (p. 104)
• Widescreen (p. 106)
• Widescreen Composition (p. 108)
• Camerawork
• Camera Technique (p. 110)
• Shot Structure (p. 112)
• Composition (p. 114)
• Visual Conventions (p. 116)
• Depiction of Space (p. 118)
• Camera Movement (p. 120)
• Controlling Composition (p. 122)
• Programme Production
• Programme Production (p. 124)
• Customary Technique (p. 126)
• Standard Camerawork (p. 128)
• Alternative Styles (p. 130)
• News (p. 132)
• Interviews (p. 134)
• Live Inserts (p. 136)
• Magazine Items (p. 138)
• Documentary Ethics (p. 140)
• Documentary Styles (p. 142)
• Editing
• Camerawork and Editing (p. 144)
• Editing Technology (p. 146)
• Insert and Assembly Editing (p. 148)
• Timecode and Editing (p. 150)
• Continuity Editing (p. 152)
• Perennial Techniques (p. 154)
• Matching Shots (p. 156)
• Rhythm (p. 158)
• Types of Edit (p. 160)
• Fact or Fiction (p. 162)
• What the Editor Requires (p. 164)
• Telling a Story (p. 166)
• Structuring a Sequence (p. 168)
• Editing an Interview (p. 170)
• Lighting
• Television Lighting (p. 172)
• Characteristics of Light (p. 174)
• Lighting Levels (p. 176)
• Types of Location Luminaires (p. 178)
• Lighting a Face (p. 180)
• Colour Correction (p. 182)
• Mixed Light (p. 184)
• Sound
• Programme Production and Audio (p. 186)
• The Nature of Sound (p. 188)
• Digital Audio (p. 190)
• Camcorder Audio Facilities (p. 192)
• Microphones (p. 194)
• Basic Audio Kit (p. 196)
• Radio Microphones (p. 198)
• Microphone Technique (p. 200)
• Location Sound (p. 202)
• Audio Levels (p. 204)
• Stereo (p. 206)
• Road Craft
• Road Craft (p. 208)
• Camera Mounts (p. 210)
• Batteries (p. 212)
• Location Safety (p. 214)
• Glossary (p. 216)