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02 novembre 2021
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EAN13
9781800642218
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Poids de l'ouvrage
2 Mo
Publié par
Date de parution
02 novembre 2021
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9781800642218
Langue
English
Poids de l'ouvrage
2 Mo
DOCUMENTARY MAKING FOR DIGITAL HUMANISTS
Documentary Making for Digital Humanists
Darren R. Reid and Brett Sanders
https://www.openbookpublishers.com
© 2021 Darren R. Reid and Brett Sanders
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Open Field Guides Series, vol. 2 | ISSN: 2514-2496 (Print); 2514 250X (Online)
ISBN Paperback: 9781800641945
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DOI: 10.11647/OBP.0255
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Contents
Introduction
1
1.
The Humanist Auteur
5
The Digital Wave (and the Power It Gives Us)
7
Film as Scholarly Tool
11
The Filmmaker-Scholar
14
The Filmmaker-Scholar as Auteur
19
Looking for Charlie
23
2.
Learning to Love the Camera
25
3.
The Production Process
29
Pre-Production
30
Production
33
Post-Production
37
4.
Concept and Planning
41
Schema One — Essay Films
42
Schema Two — Discussion/Interview Films
43
Schema Three — Full-Production Films
44
Schema Four — Subjective Explorations
44
Achievability
45
Case Study — Signals
48
Planning
51
5.
Collaboration
55
6.
Precedent
63
7.
Choosing Your Filmmaking Equipment
75
Smartphone Kit ($100–1,000)
76
DSLR Kit ($300–5,000)
77
8.
Core Methods
81
Stabilise your Camera
81
Focus your Camera on your Subject
82
Compose your Shots
83
Plan to Capture Contextual Footage
86
Take Control of your Camera’s Settings
91
9.
Settings, Lenses, Focus, and Exposure
93
Camera Settings
94
Lenses
95
Stylised Focus
98
Exposure
99
Summary
102
10.
Composing a Shot — Tips and Techniques
103
Head Room
104
Looking Room
107
The 30° and 180° Rules
107
Fundamentals
110
11.
Shots and Compositions Considered
111
12.
The Visual Language of Cinema
119
Frame Rate
120
Vulnerability, Strength, and Significance through Camera Angles
120
Wide Shots, Close-Ups, Mid-Shots
123
Aspect Ratios
124
13.
Interviews
127
Oral History and Interviewing
128
Designing an Interview
130
Formulating Interview Questions
132
The Phrasing of Questions
133
The Role of the Interviewer
133
The Interviewer/Subject Relationship
135
The Ethics of Interviewing
137
The Interview Process
138
Participant Information Sheet Template
140
Informed Consent Form Template
142
14.
Recording Audio and Creating Soundscapes
145
Recording Sound on Site
146
Rough and Ready
146
Lavaliere Microphones
147
Run and Gun
147
Clipping
148
On-Site Tips
148
Engineering Ambience
150
Voice-Overs and Commentary
152
15.
Light
155
Core Rules
155
Hard Light and Soft Light
156
Lights and Lighting
160
Lighting Quick-Reference Guide
162
16.
Camera Movement
165
Going Handheld
165
Handheld Tracking
168
Camera Pans and Tilts
169
Dolly Shot
170
Tripod Dolly
173
17.
The Two-Page Film School
175
18.
Post-Mortem: Making a Short Documentary about the 2016 Presidential Election
179
Pre-Production
182
Production