Film on Video: A Practical Guide to Making Video Look like Film 9781138603790, 9781138603806, 9780429468872, 1138603791

Table of contents :
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
1 Introduction
Film on Video
Format of the Book
Video is Everywhere
This Book is For You
The Look of Film
The Gold Standard
A Brief History of the Filmmaking Process
Enter Video
Cinema-Quality Digital Cameras
The Digital Revolution
Digital Revolution in Big-Budget Movies
The Cinematographer
Activities
Notes
2 Frame Rate
What is Frame Rate?
Minimum Perceptible Frame Rate
Maximum Perceptible Frame Rate
Early Frame Rates Varied
Cinema Standard Frame Rate – 24 Fps
Interlaced and Progressive Frames
Video Standard Frame Rates
High Frame Rate in Cinema
HFR for Slow Motion
Time-Lapse for Fast Motion
Non-Standard Frame Rates
24 or 23.976?
Frame Rate in Animation
Artificial HFR Televisions
Summary
Activities
Frame Rate Rules Recap
Notes
3 Exposure
Exposure
An F/Stop
Fast and Slow
There is no Single ‘Exposure’ Control
Exposure Triangle
Which Part of the Exposure Triangle Should I Use to Control Exposure?
Manual Mode
Activities
Exposure Rule Recap
Notes
4 Grain
Gain and Grain
Grain
Film Stocks
Film Grain
Digital Noise
Native ISO
Low-Light Performance
Is Grain/Noise Good or Bad?
Adding Organic Film Grain in Post
Intentional and Unintentional Grain
Noise Reduction
Activities
Grain Rule Recap
Notes
5 Motion Blur
Motion Blur
Motion Blur in Animation
Shutter Speed
180° Shutter Angle
45° Shutter Angle
Activities
Motion Blur Rules Recap
6 Depth of Field
Depth of Field
Sensor Size
Aperture
Your Hands are Tied
ND Filter
Deep Focus
Activities
Depth of Field Rule Recap
Notes
7 Colour
Colour in Two Parts
colour Part One
Colour Part Two
YUV Colour Space
Activities
Colour Rule Recap
Note
8 Camera Tools
Camera Tools
Cinematographer Craft
External Light Meter
Internal Light Meter
IRE
Histogram
Waveform
RGB Parade
Zebra
False Colour
Focus Peaking
Vectorscope
Activities
Camera Tools Rules Recap
Notes
9 Dynamic Range
Dynamic Range
Intentional Under- Or Overexposure
Contrast Ratio
Luminosity
Linear and Logarithmic
Dynamic Range of Human Vision
Dynamic Range of Celluloid Film
Dynamic Range of Video
Dynamic Range of Raw Video
HDR – High Dynamic Range
In Practice
Overexposure
Activities
Dynamic Range Rule Recap
Note on the Next Three Chapters
10 Image Plane
The Film Gate
Image Plane
Celluloid Film Plane
8mm
Super 8
16mm
Super 16
35mm – Silent Movies
35mm – Academy
35mm – Widescreen
Anamorphic 35mm
Super 35
Techniscope
VistaVision
65mm
IMAX 70mm
Digital Imaging Sensor
Digital Sensor Sizes
DSLR Sensor Size vs DSLR Video Imaging
Global and Rolling Shutter
Activities
Image Plane Rule Recap
11 Aspect Ratio
Aspect Ratios
Early Film Aspect Ratios
Widescreen Aspect Ratios
TV Aspect Ratios
Pillarbox and Letterbox
What Aspect Ratio to Shoot?
Activities
Aspect Ratio Rule Recap
Notes
12 Resolution
Resolution
Pixels
Pixel Aspect Ratio
Standard Definition – SD
High Definition – HD
Ultra High Definition – UHD
Cinema 2K, 4K, 5K, 6K
Over Scan
Which Resolution?
Resolution of Celluloid
Archiving on Celluloid
Activities
Resolution Rules Recap
Notes
13 Lenses
Lenses
Light
Field of View
Optical Compression
Focus
Three Main Categories of Lenses
Lens Mount
Prime Lenses
Zoom Lenses
Fixed Lenses
Contrazoom
Famous Focal Lengths
Specialty Lenses
Crop Factor
Activities
Lenses Rule Recap
Note
14 Codecs
The Versatility of the Celluloid Negative
Cinema Raw
Codec
Containers
Recording Formats
Digital Cinema Packages
Compression Methods
Codecs for Different Purposes
Example Workflow Pipeline
Activities
Codecs Rules Recap
Notes
15 Cinematic Post-Production
Cinematic Post-Production
Native Image Quality
Proxies
Colour Correction
LOG Footage
LUT – Colour Correction
Colour Grading
Secondary Colour Grading
LUT – Colour Grading
Film-Stock Emulation LUTs
Add Film Elements
Third-Party Film-Stock Emulators
Activities
Cinematic Post-Production Rule Recap
Notes
16 Camera Case Studies
Structure of this Chapter
Camcorders
DSLRs
Smartphone Cameras
Action Cameras
Digital Cinema Cameras
Notes
The Rules
Glossary
Index