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Beginning Film & Video Making: Camera & LensesValuable both for classroom instruction &at campus libraries so students canreview the material on their ownThis program focuses on cameras and lenses, aimedtoward the beginning film and videomaker. Featuring a“film crew” shooting at a miniature golf course and a gocart track, this program teaches students each step &concept of the filmmaking process in a visual manner.Samples such as how the dolly shot and zoom shot areexecuted and how they look on camera are valuablematerials for student learning.Comes complete with study guide.Film, Television & VideoCamera Operator/Production Manager/Director/Director of Photography/Film & Videomaker • CameraBestSellerProgram Contents• The film camera gate: claw, aperture, aperture plate, pressure plate • The filmtransport mechanism • Methods of setting focus: zooming & physically measuringthe distance • Focussing the diopter • Prime lenses & zoom lenses • Focallength (wide, normal, telephoto) • Depth of field • Camera/subject distanceinfluence on depth of field • Perspective • Choice of focal length/camera tosubject distance • Space • Techniques of zooming & dollying • Techniques ofcrane, booming & tilting • Techniques of panning & tracking • Aperture & irisopening • F/stops. 14 min.F1142DVD $99.00Multicamera Direction PlanningIn this program, we sit in on the planning and production of a multicamera videoshoot. Steps along the way include the first read through, the design meeting,setup of the rehearsal space, rehearsals, planning of camera coverage, final camerascripting, the production meeting, the technical run-through and the shootday. We follow the roles played by the director and assistant director, productiondesigner, lighting director and the technical director. At the end of the program,we see the finished dramatic scene. 30 min.F704DVD $149.00Double Exposure - The Voice Of The CameraFor Film Studies & Film StudentsThis program explores how films work technically andartistically and provides insight into the Hollywood cameraand crew system. It teaches students to develop animage from initial inspiration into a coherent and wellreasonedscene, to build camera skills and to enhancetheir ability to think, speak and write critically in anincreasingly visual and technological culture. It providessignificant role training and illustrates the collaborativecraft of film and media pre-production, production, postproduction and distribution using pioneers, contemporarytechnicians and screen artists. Comes complete with detailed work book. 25 min.Features of the Program• The Steadicam • The Responsibilities of a Director of Photography• Camera Framing • A Brief History of Panavision • Camera Movement • Drawingthe Audience into the Film • Crossing the Line.F1108DVD $44.95The Virtual Bolex 2.0 16mm Camera TutorialAn Interactive Guide For Beginning Film Students & ForThose New To The BolexProduced By Robert F. Arnold, Associate Professor Of Film,Boston University.The Virtual Bolex is an interactive tutorial & reference guide for the 16mm Bolexreflex movie camera, commonly used in beginning filmmaking classes at manyuniversities. The tutorial is designed to permit students to get virtual hands-onpractice with the camera and camera anatomy, to become familiar with the filmloading procedure, controls for setting frame-rate, exposure, lenses & filters,focus, before and in-between the limited time they may have access to thecamera for actual shooting. The reference materialsupplements the limited Bolex camera manual.Additional information includes using the VariableShutter to control exposure, in-camera special effects,prime and zoom lenses, filters for color and black andwhite film and more. According to Sam Kauffmann, filmprofessor at Boston University and author of the mostpopular book on Avid editing, “The Virtual Bolex is likehaving the camera and the instructor right there in front of you.”For Mac, OSX and Windows.F1105CDROM $69.95Camera OperationWinner: 2003 Videographer Award of DistinctionThis introductory-level program focuses on camera components, white balance,zoom, focus, depth-of-field along with the dos & don’ts of basic camera operation.28 min.F1128DVD $99.95The 16mm CameraIn Part I of this program cinematographer Bill Constabledemonstrates all the major systems and operations ofthe 16mm camera. In Part II, Constable examines twelvemajor camera systems, providing a virtual out-of-theboxmanual and an evaluation of the advantages anddisadvantages of each system. For classroom use, theprogram is divided into 27 segments. 195 min.F719DVD $299.00Composing Images for Video, Film & PhotographyRecommended for f ield & studio production as well asphotography classesEvery location features an infinite number of potential images and knowing howto see and frame these images defines the quality of a visual product. Enter anew visual environment, interpret the important visual components, break thesecomponents into their individual pieces and then record the images in a way thatbest communicates a visual story. 15 min. F1145DVD $149.00Shooting The Talking HeadFor TV field production, broadcast news & studio production coursesWhether shooting for video or film, the so-called talking head is one of the mostcommon subjects in the viewfinder and subsequently, on-screen. This programcovers the essentials of composition, lighting, perspective and sound forrecording interviews and making subjects come alive on camera. A great primerfor creators of news, documentary, institutional and dramatic programs. 15 min.Chroma Key TechniquesThese days anyone with two video cameras & a switchercan add chroma key techniques to their repertoire,opening up limitless possibilities. This fascinating programshows a wide range of chroma key techniques.Each example is broken down into its component partsso that you can see exactly how it was achieved.Features a dramatic sequence including interiors,exteriors and the transitions between them, constructedentirely from chroma keyed foregrounds and backgrounds.Techniques shown include such refinementsas the casting of shadows and reflections onto chromakeyed sets. 30 min. F743DVD $149.00F1146DVD $149.00Order: 1-800-262-8862 Fax: 1-310-574-0886 Email: sale@firstlightvideo.com www.firstlightvideo.com 9BestSeller