This updated third edition of Studio Television Production and Directing introduces readers to the basic fundamentals of studio and control room production.
Accessible and focused, readers of this updated third edition will learn about essential studio and control room terminology and the common technology package. This book is your back-to-the-basics guide to common technology―including principles of directing, assistant directing, technical directing, playback, audio ops, basic studio lighting, an introduction to set design, camera ops, floor directing, story types (VO, VO/SOT, PKG), basic engineering, and more.
Whether an established professional or a student, this book provides readers with the technical expertise to successfully coordinate live or recorded multicamera production.
In this new edition, author Andrew Hicks Utterback offers an expanded glossary and new material on visualization walls, alternative camera mounts, basic engineering, and news narrative diagramming.
Author(s): Andrew Hicks Utterback
Edition: 3
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2023
Language: English
Pages: 202
Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Overview of Equipment and Positions: The Studio and the Control Room
Introduction
The Television Production Environment
The Studio and Control Room
Post-Production and Master Control
The Studio I
The Physical Space
Studio Television Cameras
The Studio II
The News Set
Patch Panels and Signal Routing
The Studio III
Floor Director
Talent
The Control Room
Equipment and Crew Positions
Monitor Wall or Multi-Viewer
The Video Switcher and “Technical Director”
The Audio Board and “Audio”
The Production Crew I
The Graphics Computer and “Graphics”
The Prompting Computer and “Prompter”
Playback
The Production Crew II
The Broadcast Engineer
Assistant Director (AD)
Directing and Producing
Director
Producer
And the rest …
Chapter 2: Audio
Introduction
Audio Controls
The Audio Board
The Lake of Audio
Audio Flow
Input and Output Faders
Mono and Stereo
Splits and Mixing Down
The Audio Flow
Signal Strength
dBFS and dBu
Audio Operations
Balancing the Inputs
Signal Processing on the Fader Strip
Studio Audio
Microphones and Sound Check
Microphone Placement
Sound Check
Audio and the Director
Example One
Example Two
Example Three
Chapter 3: Technical Directing
Introduction
Technical Director/Video Switcher
The Video Switcher
The Mix Effects Bus (M/E)
Identifying Preview/Program/Key
The Preview Bus, the Program Bus, and the Key Bus
The Preview Bus
The Program Bus
The Key Bus
DVE/DPM (Digital Picture Manipulator, Grass Valley)/DME (Digital Multi-Effects, Sony)
Macros and eMems
Aux Bus
Flip-Flop Switching
Examples
The Cut
The Dissolve
Additional Transitions
The Fader Bar
The Wipe
Wipe Patterns
A Key is a Video Layer
Keying
Activating a Key in the Transition Area
A Direct Access Key
Directing a Key
What Video Source Is Where?
Directing a Key
Directing the TD
Chapter 4: Lighting and Sets
Introduction
Set Placement
Risers, Flats, Desk
Virtual Sets and Visualization Walls
The Weather Wall
Light + Set + Graphics = Look
Lighting
Electrical Service (U.S. Only)
The Lighting Grid
Flood Lights and Spot Lights
Spot Lights
Fresnels
Ellipsoidals
Flood Lights
Scoops
SoftLight/Softbox/Panel
Cyc Lights
Broads
Fixed Focal Length Lights
Halogen – Fluorescent – LED
A Word about Color Temperature
Parameters and DMX Lighting Control
Lighting Strategy
Three-Point Lighting
Key Light
A Quick Word about Tuning
Fill Light
Backlight
Triple Key
Flood Lighting
Lighting a Chroma Key Wall
Effects Lighting
Chapter 5: Studio Cameras and Floor Directing
Introduction
Studio Camera
Drive Safe
Unlock the Locks
Parts and Pieces
The Viewfinder
Camera Control Unit (CCU) and Power
Prompter Power and Input
Intercom
Headset, Belt Pack, XLR Cable
Camera Operations
Set the Drag/Friction Controls
Set-Focus
Camera Commands
Pan, Tilt, Dolly, Truck
Zoom
Camera Tips
Composition Tips
Headroom
Leadroom
Camera Mounts and Alternatives
Cranes and Jibs
Gimbals and Steadicams
Rigs, Sliders, Dollies
Cable Cams
Drones
Floor Directing
The Floor Director in Preproduction
Floor Directing the Studio Staff
Communicate
Cuing Talent, Cuing the Studio Crew
Chapter 6: Newsroom Computer Systems, Prompter, Graphics, Playback, Remotes, Engineering
Introduction
Newsroom Computer Systems
Prompter
Prompter Crew Position
Graphics Overview
Digital Video Effects (DVE)
Keying
Types of Keys: Linear, Luminance, and Chroma
Linear Keys
Luminance Keys
Chroma Key (Chrominance Keys)
The Job of Graphics
Character Generation
The Job of Graphics II
Image Store or Electronic Still-Store
Models
Combine or Divide?
Graphics and the Director
A Super Basic Example
Playback
Playback and the Director
Playback and the NRCS
Live Shots, Microwave, and Satellite Remotes
Live on Location
Bonded Cellular
Microwave
The Microwave Connection
Satellite
The Satellite Connection
Internet
Directing a Live Remote
Program Feed
Remote Intercom
Cellular
Engineering: a Super Basic Introduction
Chapter 7: Rundowns, Scripts, Video Clip Information
Introduction
The Rundown
Segment Number (RUN)
Video Source (VID)
Types of Pre-Recorded Video Clips (VO, VO-SOT, PKG)
Video Source (VID) II
Other VID
Location (L)
Audio (AUD)
Slug (SLUG)
Timing (SEG and TRT)
Reading Is Fundamental
Scripting
Video Clip Information
Font Sheet or Clip Sheet
The Top
Font Sheet or Clip Sheet II
The Middle
Font Sheet or Clip Sheet III
The Bottom
The Variations
Chapter 8: Assistant Directing and Directing
Assistant Directing
Show Time
Timing Video Clips
We Don’t Need an AD
VO/SOT
SOT/VO
Character Generation
Directing
Introduction
The Command Cue Language
Cameras vs. Playback Machines
Marking Script
Practice
Glossary
Index
