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Contents
CHAPTER
1
About Video .............................................................................2
About Video................................................................................................................ 3
Video Talents and Jobs .............................................................................................. 6
Video Communication ............................................................................................10
The Construction of Video Programs ....................................................................12
Phases of Video Production ....................................................................................12
CHAPTER
2
Getting Started.......................................................................16
About Video Production .........................................................................................17
Equipment Basics .....................................................................................................17
Camera Operation....................................................................................................21
The Shooting Session ...............................................................................................23
Postproduction .........................................................................................................26
CHAPTER
3
Video Communication .............................................................38
About Video Communication ................................................................................39
The Video World ......................................................................................................40
Video Construction: The Role of Composition....................................................47
Video Construction: The Power of Sound............................................................48
Video Organization and Video Language ............................................................48
Video and “Truth” .................................................................................................... 52
CHAPTER
4
Video Space...........................................................................60
About Video Space...................................................................................................61
The Frame .................................................................................................................62
Second Law of Video Space—Video Dimensions ...............................................66
Third Law of Video Space—Spatial Relations .....................................................69
CHAPTER
5
Video Time.............................................................................76
About Video Time....................................................................................................77
Video Time Speed ....................................................................................................78
Video Time Flow ......................................................................................................82
Video Time Direction ...............................................................................................86
Video Time Coherence.............................................................................................88