Operating Cinematography for Film and Video

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS = ⅴ FORWARD by George Spiro Dibie, ASC = ⅵ INTRODUCTION = ⅶ PROLOGUE — Camera Operating: An Historical Perspective = ⅸ SECTION A — INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS = 1 The Who, What, Why & How = 2 Great Expectations = 4 Teamwork = 6 Professional Conduct = 8 Rules of Professional Conduct: Protocol & Set Etiquette = 9 Practices To Be Encouraged: = 10 Practices To Be Avoided: = 11 Professional Attitude = 11 On Attending Industry Gatherings = 13 Networking—Or Not Working = 15 Developing an Effective Network and Résumé = 17 On Moving Up = 19 Handling Transitions = 21 Keeping Your Cool = 24 The Union Connection = 25 Employee or Independent Contractor? = 27 SECTION B — PRODUCTION PRACTICES = 29 Safety First And Foremost = 30 Check & Double-check = 32 Perils & Pitfalls = 34 Operational Techniques = 40 Stage Area Designations = 42 The Script—Tb Read, or Not to Read? = 44 Analyze, Visualize, Empathize, Maximize = 46 Various Roles the Camera Plays = 48 Shot-Making = 50 Evaluating the Production Process = 52 The Mind's Eye = 54 Art or Craft? = 56 "What's Past Is Prologue" - = 59 Adapting to New Technology = 61 SECTION C — OPERATING CINEMATOGRAPHY = 63 On Becoming a Camera Operator = 64 Operator Responsibilities = 66 Camera Operator Functions = 67 Operating Procedures for Film = 68 Elements of Lighting & Exposure = 71 Selecting the Film Stock = 72 Lighting Elements = 74 Exposure Modifiers = 76 The Film Laboratory Process = 77 Correlation of the Variables = 77 Summary = 78 Camera Settings, Components and Quality : = 79 Facets of Focus = 81 Compositional Focus = 81 Selective Operative Focus = 85 Clues & Cues: Reading Body Language = 86 Suggested Framing Criteria = 90 Framing the Action = 92 Perspective = 93 Camera Placement = 93 Framing For Hi-Def TV = 94 Planning the Camera Angle = 96 The Moving Camera = 100 Setting Up the Moving Shot = 102 Making the Shot = 104 Phase Ⅰ—Observation = 105 Phase Ⅱ—Preparation = 106 Phase Ⅲ―Operation = 108 Pre-rehearsal = 108 The Rehearsal = 108 Taking the Shot = 110 Safety Considerations = 112 Elements of Cinematic Composition = 113 Cinematic Structure—A Visual Grammar = 115 Visual Syntax = 117 Visual Transitions = 117 Pace, Timing & Rhythm = 118 Manipulating The Image = 120 Key Elements = 121 Manipulating The Emotions = 123 The Manipulators = 123 The Effect of Camera = 124 Editing Considerations = 125 Working With Other Camera Operators = 127 Working With Dolly／Crane／Boom Grips = 129 Use of Radio Communication = 131 Working With Camera Assistants = 132 Camera Assistant Basics = 135 Responsibilities & Duties = 136 Camera Components & Functions = 137 Camera Controls = 138 Camera Accessories = 139 Standards to Consider = 139 Theory & Definitions = 140 Optics = 142 Production Procedures = 145 Action and the Parallax Viewfinder = 147 Working With Directors of Photography = 148 Questions to Ask Yourself = 150 The Future of Camera Operating = 152 SECTION D —OTHER COLLABORATING CRAFTS = 155 Appreciating Other Crafts = 156 ART DIRECTION = 158 Art Category = 158 Working With the Set Decorator's Crew = 160 Working With Property Personnel = 163 Costuming and Wardrobe = 167 WORKING WITH DIRECTORS = 169 Directorial Category = 169 Working With the Technical Coordinator = 172 Working With Assistant Directors = 174 Working With Actors = 177 OTHER CRAFTS = 177 Working With the Boom Operator = 178 Working With Special Effects = 180 The Video Colorist = 182 The Film Laboratory = 184 PRODUCERS = 187 Producing & Production Management = 187 About Budgeting, Staffing And Cost-accounting = 191 A Look At Production Management = 193 The Location Manager = 195 SECTION E — PRODUCTION TYPES = 197 Comparing Film Sitcoms and Episodics = 198 Comparing Multi-camera Film and Video Sitcoms = 201 Multiple Camera Film Sitcom Technical Procedures = 203 Technical Procedures = 205 Specialized Production Techniques = 208 Shooting Stage Inserts = 212 Photographic Surveillance = 214 APPENDIX = 217 A Cooling Aid = 218 Improving Viewfinder Comfort = 218 Technical Innovations for Camera Operation = 219 Cameras = 220 Viewfinder Systems = 222 Lenses & Filters = 224 Motorized Controls for Camera & Lens Settings = 226 Internal Camera Controls = 226 Remote Camera Head Controls = 227 Camera Control Heads = 228 Static Camera Supports = 229 Mobile Camera Platforms = 230 Camera Stabilizing Systems = 231 Ancillary Advances = 232 Techniques = 232 In Conclusion = 233 GLOSSARY = 235 INDEX = 243

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