Contents ix
CHAPTER
Production Planning
About Production Planning . . . . .204
The Big Moment . . . . . . . . . . .
204
People: Crew and Cast . . . . . . . .204
Finding Production People . . . . .
204
Casting the Production. . . . . . . .
206
Places: Scouting Locations . . . . . .208
Scouting People . . . . . . . . . . . .
208
Scouting Facilities. . . . . . . . . . .
210
Scouting Video Problems . . . . . .
210
Scouting Audio Problems . . . . . .
212
Things: Equipment and Supplies . .212
Production Equipment . . . . . . . .
212
Sets, Properties, Costumes,
and Makeup. . . . . . . . . . . . .
214
Releases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
214
Plans: Production Logistics . . . . .218
Scheduling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
218
Support Services . . . . . . . . . . .
219
Budgets: Production Costs. . . . . .220
Standard Production Budgets . . . .
220
Contingency Funds. . . . . . . . . .
220
CHAPTER
Camera Systems
About Camera Systems . . . . . . .226
Camera Functions. . . . . . . . . . .226
Recording Formats . . . . . . . . . .
227
Recorder Functions . . . . . . . . . .
227
Tapeless Recording Systems . . . . .
230
Camera Support Systems . . . . . .231
Tripods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
231
Stabilizers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
233
Dollies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
234
Specialized Camera Supports . . . .
235
Camera Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . .236
Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . .
236
Viewfi nder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
236
Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
238
Recording Media . . . . . . . . . . .
239
White Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . .
239
Lens Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .240
Lens Mount . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
241
Front Element . . . . . . . . . . . . .
242
Focus and Aperture. . . . . . . . . .
242
CHAPTER
Camera Operation
About Camera Operation . . . . . .250
Footage Quality . . . . . . . . . . . .
250
Footage Quantity . . . . . . . . . . .
250
Footage Utility . . . . . . . . . . . .
250
Working with Lenses . . . . . . . . .250
Lens Focal Length . . . . . . . . . .
250
Lens Characteristics . . . . . . . . .
251
The Pictorial Qualities of Lenses . .
253
Operating the Zoom . . . . . . . . .
257
Setting Focus . . . . . . . . . . . . .262
Auto Focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
263
Auto Focus Lock . . . . . . . . . . .
264
Manual Focus . . . . . . . . . . . . .
265
Pulling Focus . . . . . . . . . . . . .
266
Controlling Exposure. . . . . . . . .266
Aperture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
266
Shutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
267
Gain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
270
Filtration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
270
Operating the Camera . . . . . . . .271
Framing the Shot . . . . . . . . . . .
271
Framing Moving Shots. . . . . . . .
274
Moving the Camera . . . . . . . . .
274