Author: Jim Stinson and Amanda M. Clark

Video: Digital Communication and Production covers all aspects of video production, from preproduction to production to postproduction. The fifth edition has undergone extensive updates with a refreshed design using contemporary images and addresses the needs of modern technology, equipment, applications, and platforms, including video editing examples using the most recent version of Adobe Premiere Pro. 

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Video: Digital Communication and Production 5e, Online Textbook

• VIDEO Digital Communication & Production
• Copyright © 2023
• Preface
• About the Authors
• Reviewers
• Acknowledgments
• New to This Edition
• TOOLS FOR STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR SUCCESS
• • Student Tools
  • Instructor Tools
• Features of the Textbook
• Brief Contents
• Contents
• Feature Contents
• SECTION 1 An Introduction
• 1 Introduction to Video
• • Chapter 1 Learning Objectives
  • About Video
  • Video Talents and Careers
  • Phases of Video Production
  • CHAPTER 1 REVIEW
• 2 Communicating through Video
• • Chapter 2 Learning Objectives
  • About Video Communication
  • The Video World
  • Video Construction
  • Video Modification and Organization
  • Video and “Truth”
  • CHAPTER 2 REVIEW
• 3 Media Law and Ethics
• • Chapter 3 Learning Objectives
  • About Media Law and Ethics
  • Media Law
  • Media Ethics
  • The United States Constitution and Copyright
  • Releases
  • CHAPTER 3 REVIEW
• 4 Getting Started
• • Chapter 4 Learning Objectives
  • About Video Production
  • Basic Camera Controls
  • Automatic Camera Controls
  • Camera Accessories
  • Camera Operation
  • The Shooting Session
  • Postproduction
  • CHAPTER 4 REVIEW
  • SECTION 1 PROJECT
• SECTION 2 The Visual Language
• 5 Video Language
• • Chapter 5 Learning Objectives
  • About Video Language
  • Video Language Terms
  • Camera Angles
  • Creating Continuity
  • Making Transitions
  • CHAPTER 5 REVIEW
• 6 Video Time
• • Chapter 6 Learning Objectives
  • About Video Time
  • Real-World Time
  • Video-World Time
  • CHAPTER 6 REVIEW
• 7 Video Space
• • Chapter 7 Learning Objectives
  • About Video Space
  • First Law of Video Space—The Frame Controls Content
  • Second Law of Video Space—Video Dimensions
  • Third Law of Video Space—Spatial Relations
  • Fourth Law of Video Space—Direction of Movement
  • CHAPTER 7 REVIEW
• 8 Video Composition
• • Chapter 8 Learning Objectives
  • About Video Composition
  • Organization in Composition
  • Emphasis in Composition
  • Depth in Composition
  • Composing Video Images
  • Composition for Widescreen Definition
  • CHAPTER 8 REVIEW
• 9 Camera Operation
• • Chapter 9 Learning Objectives
  • About Camera Operation
  • Working with Lenses
  • Setting Focus
  • Controlling Exposure
  • Operating the Camera
  • CHAPTER 9 REVIEW
• 10 Camera Systems
• • Chapter 10 Learning Objectives
  • About Camera Systems
  • Video Signal
  • Recording Formats
  • Camera Support Systems
  • Camera Setup
  • Lens Setup
  • CHAPTER 10 REVIEW
  • SECTION 2 PROJECT
• SECTION 3 Audio First, Video Second
• 11 Audio and Video
• • Chapter 11 Learning Objectives
  • About Audio
  • Layers of Sound
  • Delivering Information
  • Conveying Implications
  • Strengthening Continuity
  • Evoking Feelings
  • CHAPTER 11 REVIEW
• 12 Recording Audio
• • Chapter 12 Learning Objectives
  • About Recording Audio
  • Types of Sound Recording
  • Microphones
  • Other Recording Equipment
  • Sound Recording Techniques
  • CHAPTER 12 REVIEW
  • SECTION 3 PROJECT
• SECTION 4 Creating a Video
• 13 Project Development
• • Chapter 13 Learning Objectives
  • About Project Development
  • Defining the Project
  • Preparing a Treatment
  • Creating a Storyboard
  • Writing a Script
  • CHAPTER 13 REVIEW
• 14 Creating a Project
• • Chapter 14 Learning Objectives
  • About Creating a Project
  • Fiction Programs
  • Nonfiction Programs
  • Combining Program Elements
  • CHAPTER 14 REVIEW
• 15 Production Planning
• • Chapter 15 Learning Objectives
  • About Production Planning
  • People: Talent and Crew
  • Places: Scouting Locations
  • Things: Equipment and Supplies
  • Plans: Production Logistics
  • Budgets: Production Costs
  • CHAPTER 15 REVIEW
  • SECTION 4 PROJECT
• SECTION 5 Lighting a Production
• 16 Lighting Tools
• • Chapter 16 Learning Objectives
  • About Lighting Tools
  • Tools for Controlling Available Light
  • Tools for Adding Light
  • Lamps
  • Lighting Accessories
  • Inexpensive Lighting Equipment
  • CHAPTER 16 REVIEW
• 17 Lighting Design
• • Chapter 17 Learning Objectives
  • About Lighting Design
  • Lighting Standards
  • Lighting Styles
  • Lighting Strategies
  • Lighting Procedures
  • CHAPTER 17 REVIEW
• 18 Lighting Applications
• • Chapter 18 Learning Objectives
  • About Lighting Applications
  • Lighting Subjects
  • Lighting Backgrounds
  • Lighting Locations
  • Lighting Challenges
  • Lighting Night Scenes
  • Lighting Assignments
  • CHAPTER 18 REVIEW
  • SECTION 5 PROJECT
• SECTION 6 Directing a Production
• 19 Directing for Content
• • Chapter 19 Learning Objectives
  • About Directing for Content
  • Approaching the Script
  • Directing for Communication
  • Directing for Performance
  • Directing Assignments
  • CHAPTER 19 REVIEW
• 20 Directing for Form
• • Chapter 20 Learning Objectives
  • About Directing for Form
  • Covering the Action
  • Maintaining Continuity
  • Managing Screen Direction
  • Staging Action for the Screen
  • Moving the Camera
  • CHAPTER 20 REVIEW
  • SECTION 6 PROJECT
• SECTION 7 Finalizing a Production
• 21 Editing Operations
• • Chapter 21 Learning Objectives
  • About Editing Operations
  • Video Editing
  • The Craft of Editing
  • Editing Phases
  • CHAPTER 21 REVIEW
• 22 Editing Principles
• • Chapter 22 Learning Objectives
  • About Editing Principles
  • Continuity
  • Performance
  • Emphasis
  • Pace
  • CHAPTER 22 REVIEW
• 23 Digital Postproduction
• • Chapter 23 Learning Objectives
  • About Digital Postproduction
  • Configuring Digital Projects
  • Assembling Materials for Editing
  • Building the Program
  • Adding Transitions and Other Effects
  • Designing the Audio
  • Varying the Task Order
  • Storing and Publishing
  • CHAPTER 23 REVIEW
• 24 The Digital Space
• • Chapter 24 Learning Objectives
  • About the Digital Space
  • Traditional Media vs. Digital Media
  • Social Media
  • Filming and Editing for Social Media
  • Filming and Editing Tools for Social Media
  • Maximizing Reach
  • Exporting and Digital Distribution
  • Posting on Platforms
  • Careers in the Digital Space
  • CHAPTER 24 REVIEW
  • SECTION 7 PROJECT
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