Video in Practice

Click here to read about Jarle's experience as a 
camera man and video editor.

Click here to visit the Norwegian web pages about the book

When I was asked to teach video at a college, I looked for books that would be suitable for the purpose. I didn't find any! They were either too complex or aimed too low for my classes. So, I decided to write a book on my own...

Here are the contents of the Norwegian book.

Contents

What's the point?

My background

The Camera

     Zoom lenses
     Pick-up
     The Recorder
     Viewfinder

Limitations of the Camera

     Contrast Problems
     Color Balance
     Exposure
     Shutter Speed
     Gain
     Zebra stripes
     Depth of field
     Auto Focus
     Manual Focus

Image Composition

     1/3 - rule
     Foreground and Background
     Air
     Perspective
     Depth illusion

Camera Movement

     Tilt
     Pan
     Moving Camera
     Rails etc.
     Steady Cam

Tripod or Hand Held?

Lighting

     3 way standard lighting
     One light - plus reflections
     Colored filters
     Diffusion filters

Sound

     Directional Microphones
     How directional?
     Lavaliere Mike
     Hand Held Mike
     Shot Gun
     Silence

Extra Equipment

     Batteries
     Other Equipment

Telling stories with picture and sound

     The Order makes the Story
     Storytelling
     Conflict
     Forward Movement

Editing

     Continuity
     Movement
     Cutting in movement
     Eye Scan
     Take Three
     Problems with movement
     Cut-away shots
     Sequences
     Axis

Editing on a computer

     FireWire
     Log and Capture
     Time Code
     Film clips in bins
     Timeline
     Storyboarding
     Trimming
     Roll, Ripple, Slip, Slide
     Play-out
     Special Effects
     Transitions
     Chroma Key - blue and green screen

From A to B

     Transitions
     Cross fade
     Use carefully
     Wipe
     Key
     Digital Effects

Cutting Point and Rhythm

     Sound Split
     Masking
     Cross fade
     Continuity in sound
     Ambience
     Sync-sound
     Music
     Full mix and I-mix
     Editing the Interview

Narration

     Touch and Go
     Things to remember

Appendix

     Cables and plugs
     Video signals
     Video formats - tape and disc
     TV systems of the world
     Film on TV
     Home Cinema
     Digital sound
     Digital video
     Video Compression
     DV compression
     Video on CD and Internet
     MPEG, Windows Media, QuickTime and Real Media
     Peculiar problems regarding video on a computer

Further Reading

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Norwegian only
176 pages