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Film Technology in Post Production

by Dominic Case
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Overview

* Covers all technical service providers
* In simple, step-by-step Media Manual format
* Replaces Your Film and the Lab
Previous books on film laboratories have described the lab as the technical center of the film production industry. In the modern world of Betacam shooting, telecine transfers, non-linear editing, and cassette dubs, this is no longer true, and the lab is but one of several technical service providers. As the number of alternative pathways a film production can follow have increased, the filmmaker needs a clearer understanding of the technical requirements of each function, in order to make well-informed decisions for each stage of the process. Film Technology in Post Production will fulfill that need.

The book concentrates on the most frequently asked questions, and on those areas which cause the most trouble when misunderstood. Starting from a simple outline of the photographic process, the book goes on to identify the alternative pathways for film production and post production, and describes the function of the lab in each step of each process. Particular emphasis is given to the often confusing requirements for production in Super 16 and the blow-up to 35mm, the intricacies of negative cutting to match a non-linear edit, and to the process of grading and regrading for the answer print.

About The Author
Dominic Case is a motion picture technical consultant and expert on film technology services.

Audience: Students on film courses. Beginning professionals in film laboratories, cinematographers, editors, and postproduction staff.

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From the Publisher

Review of the previous edition:

'This is such a good, detailed and yet easily understood primer on the laboratory and post process, that most film-makers won't need to go any further. Well worth putting on the bookshelf.'
Reader's review on Amazon.com

Book Details

Published
December 6, 2012
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Pages
224
ISBN
9781136049774

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