Mastering Multi-Camera Techniques: From Pre-Production to Editing to Deliverable Masters

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CRC Press, Sep 10, 2012 - Performing Arts - 240 pages

From a basic two-camera interview to an elaborate 26 camera HD concert film, this comprehensive guide presents a platform-agnostic approach to the essential techniques required to set up and edit a multi-camera project. Actual case studies are used to examine specific usages of multi-camera editing and include a variety of genres including concerts, talk shows, reality programming, sit-coms, documentaries for television, event videography and feature films. Other features include:
* Advanced multi-camera techniques and specialty work-flows are examined for tapeless & large scale productions with examples from network TV shows, corporate media projects, event videography, and feature films.
* New techniques for 3D projects, 2k/4k media management and color correction are revealed.
* Technical breakdowns analyze system requirements for monitoring, hard drives & RAIDs, RAM, codecs and computer platforms.
* Apple Final Cut Pro, Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere Pro and several other software programs are detailed.
* Tables, charts, screen-grabs, photos, web-links, blogs, tech school lists and other resource tools for further study.
* Unique interviews with the 'Masters of Multi-Cam' including EMMY and academy award-winning directors and editors who share their project notes and give insight to award-winning techniques.

 

Contents

Part 2 Production
31
Part 3 Timecode and Sync
83
Part 4 Postproduction
123
Part 5 Editorial
231
Part 6 Deliverables
329
Part 7 Multicamera Madness Case Studies
373
Appendix 1 Interviewee List and Bio Info
425
Appendix 2 Companion DVD Contents
435
Index
439
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Mitch Jacobson is a producer/director and digital video editor who has specialized in multicamera productions for 30 years. His productions have been seen on all of the major television and cable networks and have been nominated twice for the Prime Time EmmyTM Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special. Mitch is also the presenter of MultiCam Madness!® and other special workshops for industry trade groups and conferences.

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