Portable Video: ENG & EFP

by Norman Medoff, Edward Fink

Overview

Portable Video: ENG and EFP, Fifth Edition" focuses on the techniques and technology of single camera electronic news gathering and electronic field production. Covering everything from basic creative and technical editing techniques to budgets and copyright issues, it is accessible to the home videomaker or amateur and to the professional seeking information on the newest advances in technique and equipment. It includes special focus on TV news production and field production and is suitable for complete beginners.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781136047695
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/10/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	400
File size:	90 MB
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About the Author

Dr. Medoff is Director of the School of Communication at Northern Arizona University. He has taught and served as an administrator at three different universities, produced numerous television and corporate video projects, and has overseen the productions of many students. Dr. Medoff has authored articles in scholarly journals as well as trade and consumer magazines. He has also written textbooks on the Internet and mass media, television production, and electronic media. In addition, he has served as president of the Broadcast Education Association and has recently been the recipient of a Fulbright Specialist Grant.
Dr. Fink is Professor and Chair of the Department of Radio-TV-Film at California State University, Fullerton. He teaches courses in production, writing, media history, and children's TV. Dr. Fink has published papers on topics such as digital video in the classroom, the application of drama to video production, music in primetime drama, and comedy writing. He is also the co-author of textbooks on telecommunications and studio television production.

Table of Contents

Part 1 Shooting Video on Location; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Electronic News Gathering; Chapter 3 Electronic Field Production; Part 2 The Process; Chapter 4 Framing and Composition; Chapter 5 Scriptwriting; Chapter 6 Preproduction and Production; Chapter 7 Postproduction and Distribution; Part 3 The Tools; Chapter 8 Video; Chapter 9 Audio; Chapter 10 Light: Understanding and Controlling It; Part 4 The Business of Video; Chapter 11 Budgeting and Pricing; Chapter 12 Laws, Ethics, Copyright, and Insurance;

Editorial Reviews

Expanded to cover more topics and techniques and the latest equipment for electronic news gathering (ENG) and electronic field production (EFP). The authors stick to the good old-fashioned content approach<-->lighting, composition, framing, and exposure<-->rather than focusing on the fleeting technology of today. By understanding the basics, students will learn to create good video using any kind of camera. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Booknews

"Hundreds of thousands of people are dreaming of video fieldwork, but you are one step ahead of them because you are reading a book about how to do this well."
- Matt York, Editor/Publisher, Videomaker Magazine

"Excellent black-and-white photos and graphics clearly illustrate rights and wrongs like few books in the bookstore. The question is not What is in this book? but What is left out? We couldn't find anything missing for the single-camera, field shooter." - Morgan Paar, Videomaker Magazine

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