Film Technology in Post Production, Second Edition (Media Manuals) [Paperback]

Dominic Case (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 4, 2001 | Series: Media Manuals

An easy to follow, quick reference introductory guide for beginning professionals and students in filmmaking and postproduction. It explains all film laboratory procedures in the context of the wide range of technology that is used by filmmakers, explaining what happens and why at every stage. A technical understanding of film processing and printing, telecine and laboratory and digital processes will help you get the best results for your film. The book is particularly useful for those who have come to film making from other media - video or digital.



The book is based on the author's own experience as a lab technician and technical film consultant and provides answers to many frequently asked questions. The different pathways for film production and postproduction are demonstrated as well as the function of the lab at each stage of the process. The complete range of services is offered, with particular emphasis on the often confusing requirements for super 16 and the blow up to 35mm, the intricacies of negative cutting to match a non-linear edit and the process of grading and regrading for the answer print.

This new edition includes:
* An update on all digital formats of image and sound
* Revision sections on Super 16, Super 35
* Additional information on syncing rushes at telecine and to digital images
* The latest telecine machines
* A new, clear and simple glossary

·Gain a complete understanding of film laboratory procedures
·Describes how to use a laboratory's services to gain the best results for film
·Broaden your knowledge through answers to the most frequently asked questions concerning film technology

Editorial Reviews

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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.'
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From the Publisher

The book is based on the author's own experience as a lab technician and technical film consultant and provides answers to many frequently asked questions. The different pathways for film production and postproduction are demonstrated as well as the function of the lab at each stage of the process. The complete range of services is offered, with particular emphasis on the often confusing requirements for super 16 and the blow up to 35mm, the intricacies of negative cutting to match a non-linear edit and the process of grading and regrading for the answer print. This new edition includes:* An update on all digital formats of image and sound* Revision sections on Super 16, Super 35* Additional information on syncing rushes at telecine and to digital images* The latest telecine machines* A new, clear and simple glossary

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Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Focal Press; 2 edition (September 4, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0240516508
• ISBN-13: 978-0240516509
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,214,352 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All you wanted to know, but were too afraid to ask!, July 8, 2001

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Philip T Burchell (Auckland New Zealand) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Film Technology in Post Production (Media Manual Series) (Paperback)

The film lab has always been the friend of the cinematographer, even if the methods and technology it represents remain a black-science to many.

Author Dominic Case is Technology Manager at Atlab, Australasia's largest filmlab. He puts it best: "Traditional film technology and post production methods are far from simple ... but those used for the lowest budget short-film are essentially the same as those that have evolved for major feature films ... This book describes the arcane properties and procedures of post production for both traditional film-makers and those experienced in video or digital imaging ..."

Film-stock, colour, B&W, sprockets and numbering, emulsion layers and processing, lab costs, density, gamma, grain, printing ... these and many more are each simply described on their own pages, together with a chart, diagram or accompanying image on the facing page. Editing (flat-bed and digital non-linear), Telecine and Video, Neg matching and cutting, Dupes, Blow-ups, Opticals, Sound and Grading are all given extensive coverage.

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.