PRODUCTION

Introduction
  • how videotape works
  • professional formats
  • consumer formats

    The Camera

  • studio vs. handheld
  • how a camera sees
  • light into video
  • additive vs. subtractive
  • white balancing
  • color temperature
  • f-stops
  • focal length

    The Video Signal

  • component & composite
  • luminance & chroma
  • interlaced scanning
  • blanking
  • analog recording
  • control track
  • timecode
  • drop frame vs. non-drop
  • LTC, VITC, user bits
  • timecode generators

    Lighting

  • low level light
  • contrast ratio
  • key, fill & back light
  • spots & floods

    The Audio Signal

  • the soundwave
  • dB, VU meters, limiters
  • potential problems

    Microphones

  • how they work
  • audio problems
  • moving coil mics
  • ribbon mics
  • capacitor mics
  • pickup patterns
  • types of mics

    Cables and Connectors

  • patch bays
  • multi-pin connectors
  • various connectors
  • firewire