Digital Video Secrets. Tony Levelle

       Secret 44: Use a professional field recorder

       Secret 45: Use good headphones

       Directional microphones

       Secret 46: Consider using boomed directional mikes for dialog

       Secret 47: Use a boom

       Secret 48: Put a shotgun microphone on the camera

       Secret 49: Always use wind screens on your microphones

       Lavaliere microphones

       Secret 50: Consider lavaliere mikes for dialog

       Secret 51: Where to put the lavaliere microphone

       Secret 52: Wired lavaliere microphones

       Secret 53: Wireless lavaliere microphones

       CHAPTER 8 Using Test Charts and Cards

       Test cards and charts are not just for professionals

       Secret 54: Use a spectroscopically neutral white card

       Secret 55: Learn to use a warming white card

       Secret 56: Use a colorbar and grayscale chart

       Secret 57: Use a focus chart

       Secret 58: Learn to use your waveform monitor

       CHAPTER 9 Choosing Camera Settings

       Secret 59: Learn how to use full auto

       How to shoot “full auto”

       Common auto mode problems

       Manual mode—basic settings

       The easy way to shoot all manual

       The easy way to set exposure

       Secret 60: Let the camera tell you the exposure

       Exposure tips

       Secret 61: Don’t worry about shutter speed

       Shutter speed tips

       Secret 62: Set white balance manually

       White balance tips

       Secret 63: Double check your focus

       Manual mode—advanced settings

       Secret 64: Use video gain wisely

       Video gain tips

       Secret 65: Know when to use Automatic Gain Control (AGC)

       AGC tips

       Secret 66: Understand frame rates

       Standard shutter speeds for each frame rate

       Frame rate tips

       Secret 67: Gamma Settings

       Secret 68: Changing black settings

       Secret 69: Using sharpness

       Sharpness tip

       Secret 70: Changing the setup level

       Setup level tips

       Secret 71: Understand master pedestal

       Secret 72: Understand color matrix

       Secret 73: Understand knee

       CHAPTER 10 Shooting in Common Situations

       Secret 74: Learn how to shoot an event

       Event tips

       Secret 75: Learn how to shoot in the rain

       Rain tips

       Secret 76: Learn how to shoot sports

       Sports tips

       Secret 77: Learn how to shoot a performance

       Secret 78: Learn how to shoot weddings

       Wedding tips

       Dramatic filmmaking

       Secret 79: The best way to learn how to make a film

       Secret 80: Learn how to shoot on location

       Tips for shooting on location

       Documentary filmmaking

       Secret 81: Learn how to do verite shooting

       Secret 82: Learn how to gain access and build trust

       Secret 83: Put yourself in the film

       Secret 84: Learn how to shoot interview footage

       CHAPTER 11 Shooting Images That Have Meaning. .

       How do you capture an image with meaning?

       Secret 85: Be in the right place at right time, and be prepared

       Secret 86: Have a technical mastery of the craft

       Secret 87: Learn to see things anew

       Secret 88: Get close

       Secret 89: Tell a story

       Secret 90: Tell the truth

       Secret 91: Keep it meaningful to you

       Secret 92: Have compelling, interesting characters

       CHAPTER 12 Choosing the Best Camera for You . . . .

       What is your dream?

       Secret 93: The camera doesn’t matter

       Secret 94: Don’t get caught in the numbers game

       Secret 95: Be clear about what you really need in a camera

       Film student cameras

       Independent filmmaker cameras

       The Film Look

       Documentary filmmaker cameras

       Event videographer cameras

       Secret 96: Find a camera that feels