Mastering MultiCamera Techniques

Multi-camera operations, long the domain of Hollywood film, broadcast, and sports, are becoming routine for projects ranging from independent films and corporate 'talking head' interviews. With dropping camera prices and nonlinear editing applications that can handle multiple camera shoots, producers and editors must know how to pull them off. From a basic two-camera interview to an elaborate 26 camera HD concert film, this in-depth book takes a platform-agnostic approach to the essential techniques required to set up and edit a multi-camera project. Actual case studies are used to examine specific usages of multi-camera editing and include a variety of genres including concerts, talk shows, reality programming, sit-coms, documentaries for television, event videography and feature films. Other features include: * Advanced multi-camera techniques and specialty work-flows are examined for tapeless & large scale productions with examples from network TV shows, corporate media project