The Filmmaker's Handbook

Foreword = xi 1. Introduction to Film and Video Systems = 1 Making a Film = 1 The Moving Image = 2 The Format = 3 Comparing the Formats = 6 Motion Picture Sound = 12 Video and Film = 17 2. The Motion Picture Camera = 21 Components of the Camera = 21 Camera Weight and Noise = 28 Camera Motors = 29 Reflex Viewing Systems = 36 Nonreflex Viewing Systems = 42 Camera Film Capacity = 43 In-Camera Effects = 46 Other Features = 47 High-Speed Cameras = 48 The Blimp and the Barney = 49 Camera Tests and Maintenance = 50 3. The Lens = 55 Characteristics of Lenses = 55 The Zoom Lens = 76 Prime Lenses for Special Uses = 84 Close Focusing = 85 Matte Boxes, Lens Shades and Filters = 88 Care of the Lens = 90 4. The Film Image = 93 Properties of the Film Stock = 93 Sharpness = 105 Choosing a Raw Stock = 108 Specific Raw Stocks = 110 Packaging, Handling and Purchasing = 114 Color and Filters = 121 5. The Light Meter and Exposure Control = 132 Exposure = 132 Light Meters = 135 Taking Readings = 140 Exposure and Film Stocks = 149 Exposure Control = 150 6. Filming = 151 The Large Production Unit = 151 The Small Production Unit = 153 The Crew and the Subjects = 154 Division of Shots = 154 Composition = 156 Camera Supports = 161 The Shooting Ratio = 172 7. The Sound Recorder and Microphone = 173 Sound = 173 The Sound Recorder = 176 The Microphone = 191 Sound Systems = 202 8. Sound Recording = 207 Assembling Equipment = 207 Preparing the Recorder = 210 The Sound Person’s Role = 212 Recording Technique = 217 9. Lighting = 227 Light = 227 Lighting Equipment = 233 Lighting Technique = 247 Location Lighting = 261 10. The Laboratory During Production = 264 Choosing a Lab = 264 Processing the Original = 266 The Workprint = 267 The Lab Report = 270 Screening the Rushes = 271 Information to Be Sent to the Lab = 274 11. Picture Editing = 275 Some Film Theory = 275 Cutting Styles = 279 The Mechanics of Editing = 282 12. Sound Editing = 299 Double System Sound = 299 Single System Sound = 311 Sound Editing Technique = 313 The Sound Mix = 318 Magnetic and Optical Tracks = 328 13. Preparing the Film for Printing and Titling = 333 Films Edited in the Original = 333 Films Edited with Workprint = 333 Timing Fades and Dissolves = 335 Preparing the Original for Printing = 336 Preparing Titles = 342 14. Laboratory Processing in Postproduction = 346 Printing Machines = 346 The Optical House = 350 Final Printing = 354 Blowups and Reduction Printing = 359 15. Screening the Film and Film-Video Transfer = 362 Screening the Film = 362 Film-Video Transfer = 368 16. Budgets, Fundraising, Copyright and Distribution = 371 Budgets = 371 Fundraising = 375 Copyrights and Releases = 380 Distribution = 382 Appendix A. A Comparison of Running Times and Formats of 8mm, Super 8, I6mm, and 35mm Motion Picture Films = 387 Appendix B. A Technique for Synchronizing the Rushes = 390 Appendix C. Cement Splicing = 392 Appendix D. Conforming the Original = 395 Appendix E. Depth of Field Tables = 398 Appendix F. Hyperfocal Distance = 401 Bibliography = 403 Index = 407

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