ABSTRACT

Effective TV Production gives a succinct but thorough overview of the production process. Whatever your role in television, this book outlines the main functions of your job, placing them in the context of all other operations and showing how they are interrelated.



The book shows how, within the often severe limitations of time and money, it is possible to originate interesting and competitive television programmes. It describes the essentials of good camerawork and relates them to considerations of audio, staging, lighting, make-up and wardrobe techniques and the way in which a production is developed in approach and style form the initial stages to the moment of shooting.

This edition is substantially revised to reflect developments in technology and contemporary production styles.

Gerald Millerson'd books on television have long been acknowledged as among the best ever published.

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Television today

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Television Production

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The Production Team

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The Director's Role

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TV Camera Units

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A Studio Tour

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Production Control

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The TV/Video Camera

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Camera Controls

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Camera Facilities

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Supporting the Camera

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What are ‘Lens Angles'?

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Wide Angle Lens

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Narrow Angle Lens

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Using the Zoom Lens

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Why Zoom?

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Defining the Shot

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Choosing the Shot

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Close Shots

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Long Shots

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Moving the Camera

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Motivated Camera Movement

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Composing the picture

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Clarifying the Shot

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Intercut Shots

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Choosing Microphones

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Audio Control

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Methods of Sound Pickup

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Practical Sound Pickup

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Practical Sound Problems

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Scenery

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The Aims of Lighting

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Lighting Problems

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The Aims of Makeup

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Clothes on TV

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Production Treatment

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Styles and Formats

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Basic Productional Methods

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Single Camera Production

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Multi-camera Production

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Production Formats

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Basic Production Styles

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Developing a TV Production

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Planning Visual Treatment

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Shot Development

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Pictorial Variety

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What Facilities Are Needs

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Production Approaches

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Plans and Elevations

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Planning Shots

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Scripting for Television

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Production Paperwork

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Pre-studio Rehearsal

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Studio Rehearsals

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The Floor Manager

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Guiding the Crew

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Production Timing

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Visual Padding

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Stretching the Facilities

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Economy Thinking

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Sound Ideas

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Unorthodox Treatment

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Continuity

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Using Titling

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Using Graphics

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Using Film

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Using Videotape

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Electronic Insertion

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Guiding the Talent

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Cuing

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Prompting

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The Commentary

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The Single Performer

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Interviews

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Talk Shows

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Newscasts

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The Illustrated Talk

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Demonstrations

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Music and Dance

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Quiz and Game Shows

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TV Drama

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The Studio Audience

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Shooting on Location

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Color