TEXTBOOKS for
TV/Video Production Courses

Portable Video: Location Shooting and Editing, 6th Edition
Norman J. Medoff
Edward J. Fink
ISBN: 978-0-240-81499-5

Portable Video presents students with the techniques and technology of single camera electronic news gathering and electronic field production. Covering everything from creative and technical recording and editing techniques to budgets and copyright issues, this book shows best practices in shooting news, and narrative production, developing the story, writing the script, current methods to capturing audio and video, working with light, and more. Updates feature the latest advances in techniques and equipment. New coverage includes digital workflow techniques, digital cameras (including DSLRs), lighting, audio, and mobile.... [more]

Television Production: 15th Edition
Jim Owens
Gerald Millerson
ISBN: 978-0-240-52257-9

Field-proven techniques and best-practices on everything students need to know about the tools and tricks of television production, tellingthem how, as well as why and when to employ these techniques and practices.

This new edition of Television Production offers students a very practical guide to professional TV and video production techniques. Straightforward descriptions and explanations of the equipment used demystify the technology,leading to lessons onhow to anticipate and quickly overcome commonly-encountered problems in television production. Major features of television production are explained in detail, including learning the secrets of top-grade camerawork, persuasive lighting techniques, effective sound treatment, as well as the subtle processes of scenic design and the art of video editing.

The book features chapter opening terms, pull-quotes from pros in the field, chapter ending review questions, a glossary, and an array of tables and charts. The comprehensive instructor's manual has also been updated for this new edtition... [more]

Video Production Handbook, 5th Edition
Jim Owens
Gerald Millerson
ISBN: 978-0-240-52220-3

Video Production Handbook shows the full production process, from inception of idea to final distribution. The book focuses especially on why each step occurs as it does and provides guidance in choosing the simplest methods of creating the shots your students want in their video projects. Concentrating on the techniques and concepts behind the latest equipment, this book demonstrates the fundamental principles needed to create good video content on any kind of budget. Suitable for students and beginning videographers, the new edition of this classic text retains its clarity and directness but has been completely revised and updated... [more]

3D TV and 3D Cinema: Tools and Processes for Creative Stereoscopy
Bernard Mendiburu
ISBN: 978-0-240-81461-2

Master the unique technical requirements of shooting 3D stereoscopic images. Experts that have spearheaded the digital 3D revolution by designing a new generation of 3D camera systems, making it possible to produce ground-breaking movies like "U2-3D" reveal secrets of 3D. Armed with the foundational understanding of 3D perception and image reading you will learn how to work with the complex hardware and software systems as well as the essential staging, lighting, set dressing, framing, and camera movement techniques...[more]

Corporate Video Production: Beyond the Board Room (And OUT of the Bored Room)
Stuart Sweetow
ISBN: 978-0-240-81341-7

Go beyond the bland talking-head and PowerPoint slide style of most corporate videos and learn how to land coveted corporate contracts with these comprehensive techniques from an industry veteran. Stuart Sweetow teaches you how to make imaginative corporate videos with eye-catching design, rhythmic editing tricks, and essential scriptwriting and interview techniques. Learn how to shoot on location or in a studio and how to work with employees-turned-actors. Also, discover how to get contracts and produce online videos and podcasts for corporations, government agencies, and non-profit organizations...[more]

Freelancer's Guide to Corporate Event Design: From Technology Fundamentals to Scenic and Environmental Design
Troy Halsey
ISBN: 978-0-240-81224-3

The Freelancer's Guide to Corporate Event Design is the only book that will get the reader up to speed on the ever-changing and growing industry of corporate production. Written by one of the industry's leading designers, this book uses a candid and straightforward style to illustrate the process of designing a successful event.

Learn the fundamentals of venue selection, rigging, lighting, audio, video, and scenic design with informative diagrams and detailed illustrations. This guide will show how to plan, design, and execute events of any size. Additionally, the designer will be armed with a strong knowledge of common mistakes, tips and tricks, and industry standards that will build and train a production team prepared for just about anything...[more]

Mastering MultiCamera Techniques: From Preproduction to Editing and Deliverables
Mitch Jacobson
ISBN: 978-0-240-81176-5

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 EMMYmmy- and aAcademy aAward-winning directors and editors who share their project notes and give insight to award-winning techniques...[more]

Single-Camera Video Production, 5th Edition
Robert B. Musburger
ISBN: 978-0-240-81264-9

Single Camera Video Production, Fifth Edition is intended for the beginning media student and as a reference for experienced media professionals to review the rapidly changing technology and production techniques in the digital media production field.

Single Camera Video Production provides an overview of the entire video production process and is especially geared to present production techniques used in single-camera video production. Presented in a concise, easy-to-understand format, readers gain the insight they need to create their own (digital) video productions. Clear illustrations demonstrate the techniques presented in the book. An update is needed to reflect the rapid changes to the technology and industry, including nonlinear editing, digital production techniques, and high definition video production... [more]

The Grip Book, 4th Edition
Michael G. Uva
ISBN: 978-0-240-81291-5

The Grip Book, Fourth Edition has been updated and revised to be even more valuable to professional grips—the "jack-of-all-trades and master of all" on a film or video set. Grips install, set up, maintain, and ensure the safety of all equipment needed on a set, such as lighting stands, cameras, and any specialty equipment needed for a shoot. ...[more]

Television Sports Production, 4th Edition
Jim Owens
ISBN: 978-0-240-80916-8

Television sports production is difficult, and producing a remote sports event is arguably the most complicated to orchestrate. Many factors can adversely affect your production, including weather, lighting, and natural sound. A successful production is dependent on extensive planning, from budgets, technology and location to the intricacies of the sport itself. With so much at stake, why not learn from the experts?... [more]