Video Field Production and Editing concentrates on video techniques and technology appropriate for "small scale" single-camera electronic field production (EFP) and electronic news gathering (ENG).This book offers the latest material on new digital field recording and editing technologies and is written in a concise, non-technical, user-friendly format. Reorganized and updated throughout, with new sections dedicated to HDV (High Definition Video) videotape recording formats, and tapeless digital recording media including high capacity optical discs, solid-state memory cards, and computer hard drives, the book walks the reader through the video production process from initial planning through final editing.
Key Benefit: This book focuses on production techniques and technology appropriate for single camera electronic field production (EFP) and electronic news gathering (ENG). Key Topics: While providing descriptions of larger scale production and equipment, the book clearly and comprehensively discusses professional production involving a minimum amount of field equipment and a small production crew in a practical, how-to manner. Completely updated, this new edition takes advantage of the many new innovations in technology and technique of the past few years, including full coverage of CCD's, camcorders, and new analog and digital video recording formats. Each chapter begins with a step-by-step discussion of the equipment and its use, and then moves on to discuss its aesthetic properties and possibilities. Market: For professionals working in video field production and editing.