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Foreword |
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Preface |
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xvii | |
Who Is This Book For? |
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xviii | |
How to Read This Book |
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xix | |
Acknowledgements |
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Part 1 Retrospective on Traditional Filmmaking |
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1.1 Retrospective on Traditional Filmmaking |
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1.1.1 Historical Approach in Shooting and Projecting Film |
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3 | (1) |
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1.1.2 Developing and Processing at the Lab |
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4 | (1) |
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1.1.3 Editing Using a Film Work Print |
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5 | (2) |
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1.1.4 Negative Assembly at the Lab |
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7 | (1) |
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1.1.5 Color Timing Using Printer Lights |
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8 | (1) |
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8 | (3) |
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1.2 Evolution of Video Editing |
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1.2.1 Early Offline Nonlinear Editing Systems |
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12 | (2) |
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1.2.2 Tape-to-Tape Onlines |
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14 | (2) |
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1.2.3 Digital Online Editing |
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16 | (1) |
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1.2.4 Transition from NTSC to HDTV |
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17 | (6) |
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Part 2 The Digital Film Frontier |
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2.1 New Frontiers of 21st-century Filmmaking |
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23 | (16) |
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2.1.1 Digital Intermediate |
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24 | (4) |
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2.1.2 File-Based Workflows |
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28 | (1) |
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29 | (1) |
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2.1.4 New Exhibition Formats |
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30 | (2) |
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2.1.5 Improvements in Digital Acquisition and Editing |
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32 | (3) |
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2.1.6 Archival and Future Proofing |
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35 | (1) |
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2.1.7 Nonlinear Production |
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36 | (3) |
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2.2 Workflow Best Practices |
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39 | (6) |
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2.2.1 Avoiding Pitfalls in Production that Affect Post |
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40 | (5) |
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45 | (8) |
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2.3.1 Traditional Film Cameras |
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45 | (1) |
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2.3.2 Why Film Is the Look We Emulate |
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46 | (1) |
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2.3.3 Imaging Characteristics of Film vs. Video |
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47 | (1) |
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2.3.4 Added Expense of Shooting on Film vs. Digital |
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47 | (4) |
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2.3.5 Conversation with Walt Rose, Sales and Student Services, Fotokem |
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51 | (2) |
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53 | (4) |
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2.4.1 History of Digital Video in Cinema |
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53 | (1) |
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2.4.2 Ideal Uses of HD Digital Video |
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54 | (1) |
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2.4.3 Pros and Cons of Digital Video |
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55 | (2) |
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2.5 Digital Cinema Cameras |
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57 | (8) |
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2.5.1 History of Digital Cinema Cameras |
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57 | (1) |
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2.5.2 Digital Cinema Technology |
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58 | (1) |
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2.5.3 What's RAW All About? |
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59 | (1) |
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2.5.4 RAW Alternatives (Log Encoding) |
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60 | (1) |
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2.5.5 Mainstream Digital Cinema Cameras |
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61 | (2) |
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2.5.6 Specialty Digital Cinema Cameras |
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63 | (2) |
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2.6 Digital Single-Lens Reflex (DSLR) Overview |
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2.6.1 Hybrid between Video and Digital Cinema |
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65 | (1) |
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2.6.2 Use in Independent Productions |
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66 | (1) |
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2.6.3 Use in Special Cases |
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67 | (1) |
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67 | (1) |
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2.6.5 Technicolor Cinestyle |
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67 | (1) |
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68 | (1) |
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2.6.7 Documentary Short: Baby Faced Assassin |
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68 | (11) |
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Part 3 Best Practices for Production |
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3.1 The Digital Loader and the Digital Imaging Technician (DIT) |
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79 | (1) |
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80 | (1) |
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3.1.3 Digital Imaging Technician |
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81 | (2) |
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3.1.4 Data Management Tools |
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83 | (2) |
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3.2 Data Management in Practice |
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85 | (8) |
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3.2.1 Checksum Verification |
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86 | (1) |
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3.2.2 Shot Verification (against Script Supervisor Report) |
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87 | (1) |
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3.2.3 Back-Up to Redundant Drives |
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88 | (1) |
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88 | (2) |
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90 | (1) |
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3.2.6 Typical Hardware Required for Transfer |
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90 | (3) |
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93 | (10) |
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3.3.1 The Function and Expectation of Dailies Historically |
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93 | (1) |
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3.3.2 Paradigm Shift in On-set Color Management |
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94 | (1) |
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3.3.3 On-set, Near Set or At the Lab? |
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94 | (1) |
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3.3.4 Editorial Prep for Offline Dailies |
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95 | (1) |
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3.3.5 Dual-system sound and Syncing |
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96 | (1) |
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3.3.6 Communicating Color Intent |
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97 | (6) |
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Part 4 Editing and Post-Production |
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4.1.1 Steps Towards Locking a Picture |
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103 | (1) |
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104 | (1) |
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4.1.3 Equipment Rental vs. Purchase |
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105 | (1) |
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4.1.4 Network Servers and Configuration |
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105 | (3) |
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4.1.5 Storage Requirements and Data Rates |
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108 | (2) |
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110 | (1) |
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4.1.7 Exhibition and Sharing Cuts and Previews |
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111 | (3) |
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4.1.8 Offsite Collaboration and the Cloud |
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114 | (4) |
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4.1.9 Conversation with Music Video Director Daniel Iglesias |
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118 | (5) |
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123 | (4) |
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4.2.1 How Does Online Differ from Offline? |
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123 | (1) |
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124 | (1) |
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4.2.3 Proxies vs. Uncompressed Files |
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125 | (1) |
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4.2.4 Generalized Online Workflows |
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125 | (1) |
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4.2.5 Role of the Assistant Editor in Prep for Online |
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125 | (2) |
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4.3 Color Grading/Digital Intermediate (DI) |
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127 | (16) |
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4.3.1 No Longer a "Digital Intermediate" |
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128 | (1) |
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4.3.2 Why Not Color Correct in a Nonlinear Editor (NLE)? |
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129 | (1) |
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4.3.3 Goals of Color Grading |
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130 | (1) |
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4.3.4 Working with a Colorist |
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131 | (2) |
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4.3.5 Supervised vs. Unsupervised Grading |
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133 | (1) |
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4.3.6 Master Grading and Trim Passes |
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133 | (1) |
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4.3.7 Case Study: Blackmagic Davinci Resolve |
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133 | (3) |
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4.3.8 Essential Colorspaces |
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136 | (2) |
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138 | (5) |
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4.4 Dirt Fixes, Adding or Removing Grain and Noise |
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143 | (8) |
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4.4.1 Film Dust-Busting and Damage Removal |
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143 | (1) |
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4.4.2 Grain Matching and Addition for Effect |
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144 | (1) |
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4.4.3 Grain Management and Digital Noise Reduction (DNR) |
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144 | (7) |
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Part 5 Visual Effects and Titles |
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151 | (16) |
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5.1.1 CGI and Compositing |
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152 | (1) |
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5.1.2 Animatics and Pre-Visualization |
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153 | (1) |
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5.1.3 Green Screen, Compositing and Set-Extension |
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154 | (3) |
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5.1.4 Rig and Wire Removal |
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157 | (1) |
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157 | (1) |
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5.1.6 2K vs. 4K for Compositing and CGI |
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158 | (1) |
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159 | (2) |
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5.1.8 VFX Color Management |
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161 | (1) |
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5.1.9 VFX Integration in Color |
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162 | (1) |
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5.1.10 Conversation with Nancy St. John, VFX Producer |
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162 | (5) |
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167 | (8) |
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5.2.1 Conversation with John David Currey, owner of Fresh Cut Creative |
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167 | (3) |
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5.2.2 Who Creates the Titles and Credits? |
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170 | (1) |
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171 | (1) |
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5.2.4 Subtitles and Closed Captions |
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171 | (4) |
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Part 6 Sound Design and Final Mastering |
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175 | (16) |
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6.1.1 Conversation with Writer, Director, Composer Roy Finch |
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175 | (3) |
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6.1.2 What Is a Temp Track? |
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178 | (1) |
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6.1.3 When Should a Sound Designer Be Involved? |
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179 | (1) |
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6.1.4 Scheduling Spotting Sessions |
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180 | (1) |
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180 | (1) |
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6.1.6 Automated Dialog Replacement (ADR) |
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180 | (1) |
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181 | (2) |
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183 | (1) |
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184 | (2) |
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6.1.10 Conversation with Sound Editor Harry Cheney |
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186 | (5) |
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6.2 Mastering and Quality Control |
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191 | (10) |
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6.2.1 Digital Cinema Package (DCP) Creation |
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191 | (2) |
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6.2.2 What is Audio Layback? |
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193 | (2) |
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6.2.3 Final Assembly in Preparation for Mastering |
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195 | (1) |
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6.2.4 Quality Control: QC Reports |
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196 | (5) |
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Part 7 Restoration and Archiving |
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7.1 Film and Video Restoration |
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201 | (6) |
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7.1.1 Video Up-Conversion |
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202 | (1) |
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202 | (1) |
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7.1.3 Integrating Archival Footage in a Modern Feature |
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203 | (1) |
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7.1.4 Rebuilding Visual Effects from Source Material |
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204 | (3) |
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7.2 The Road Ahead for Digital Content |
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207 | (12) |
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7.2.1 Maintaining Original Film Elements |
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208 | (1) |
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7.2.2 Archiving Digital Source Media |
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209 | (1) |
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7.2.3 Inventory of Film and Digital Assets |
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209 | (2) |
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7.2.4 Restoration and Archive: Conversation with Andrea Kalas |
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211 | (8) |
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Part 8 Budgeting and Scheduling for Post |
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8.1 Budgeting and Scheduling for Post |
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219 | (20) |
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8.1.1 Scheduling and Hiring |
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219 | (2) |
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221 | (3) |
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224 | (3) |
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8.1.4 List of Deliverables |
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227 | (1) |
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8.1.5 Sample Delivery Schedule |
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228 | (11) |
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9.1 Case Study: Theatrical Feature -- Don Jon |
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239 | (6) |
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9.2 Case Study: Documentary Feature -- Tim's Vermeer |
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245 | (8) |
Glossary |
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253 | (22) |
Useful Links and Resources |
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275 | (4) |
Bibliography |
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279 | (2) |
Appendix |
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281 | (12) |
About the Authors |
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293 | (2) |
Permissions |
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295 | (2) |
Index |
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