Shooting high quality movies on a digital SLR camera has become an exciting new genre of photography
- & today's stills cameras have outstanding capabilities when it comes to the moving image. Understanding HD Video is a comprehensive guide to the research, planning & pre-production processes necessary before creating a movie. It asks the fundamental question: " What are you trying to say with the film?" Is it a documentary or a drama, or a professional quality record of a memorable holiday, wedding or other once-in-a-lifetime event? From assembling your team
- director, producer, lighting, audio, costume & make-up, actors
- to obtaining all the equipment you'll need, the book gives expert advice on camera settings, shutter speeds, lenses, filters, audio considerations & lighting requirements. Practical information is given on how to shoot standard & wide-angle shots, panning techniques, how to capture action with the use of dollies & other motion aids, & how to make sure your sequences are crisply in focus. Post-production hardware, software & techniques are discussed, including importing files, reviewing footage, synching audio, colour grading, rendering & exporting. A final chapter briefly discusses various post-production/editing techniques such as workflow, colour grading & adding narration. The book comes with a pullout quick reference card. The Author Chiz Dakin is an award-winning photographer & guidebook writer, specialising in outdoor photography. This involves a lot of travelling in her quest for stunning pictures, & she has travelled widely from her native Peak District to the Spanish Sierra Nevada, Australia, South America, India & Antarctica.