Mastering MultiCamera Techniques From Preproduction to Editing and Deliverables 1st Edition by Mitch Jacobson 0240811763 9780240811765

Part 1 Preproduction

Chapter 1 Preproduction

Organization

The Editor’s Role in Preproduction

Fix It Before Post (for a Change)

Acquisition Formats

Tapeless

Looking Ahead Toward Postproduction

Testing Saves Money and Time

Chapter 2 Tape Labeling and Scene Numbering Systems

Prelabeled Tapes

Reel Naming Systems

Talk Shows

Sitcoms

Tapeless Clip Nomenclature

Slates, Scenes, and Takes

Scene Designations

Part 2 Production

Chapter 3 Types of Multicamera Productions

Studio Systems

Mobile Television Systems

Film Production

Cutting A-B Cameras

The Two-Sided Single

Chapter 4 The Multicamera Shoot Day

Truck Park and Power

Crew Positions

Building and Matching Cameras

Setting up the Tape Room

Monitoring

Audio Considerations

ESU: Equipment Setup

In the Moment: The Late Show with David Letterman

Part 3 Timecode and Sync

Chapter 5 Timecode Basics

Multi-Expert Approach: Audio Department Handles Sync

The Timecode Generator

Frame Rates

Record Run Timecode

Free Run/Time-of-Day Timecode

Jam-Syncing Timecode

Compensating for TC Drifts: Portable Timecode and Sync Boxes

Recording Timecode Tracks

Preshoots and Shooting over Two Nights or Two Days

Chapter 6 Sync Methods

Traditional Sync Methods

Auxiliary LTC Timecode

Double-System Audio

iPhone Digital Clapper Boards

Chapter 7 Syncing the NonSynchronous

Concert Slate or Open Clapboard Display

FireWire Sync

Remote Control Timecode

Manually Syncing with Audio Waves

Auto-Syncing Software

LTC TC Makes a Comeback

Part 4 Postproduction

Chapter 8 Computers, Bandwidth, and Speed

Choking the System

Bandwidth and Data Rates

Editing Codecs

Transcoding

Hard Drive Technology

Multicamera Math

Minimum Requirements

Shared Storage

Demystifying Multithreading

Chapter 9 Multicamera NonLinear Editing Software

Today’s Top Systems

Avid Media Composer

Apple Final Cut Pro

Adobe Premiere Pro

Sony Vegas

Grass Valley EDIUS (and the Rest)

Chapter 10 Preparing the Multicamera Project for Editing

Offline/Online Workflow

The Proxy

Mixed Formats and Frame Rates

Naming Angles

Logging

The Ultimate Multicam Tape Logging Shortcuts

Capturing

Ingesting Red Files

Master-Affiliate Relationships (FCP)

Basic Operations

Databases and Multicam Searches

Chapter 11 Grouping and Syncing Angles

Basic Grouping Methods

Sync Maps

Rebuilding Nonspanned P2 Clips

Sync to What?

The Super Groups

Digging Deeper

Part 5 Editorial

Chapter 12 Cutting Techniques and Styles

Multicam Editing Styles

Working with Line Cuts

Cheating a Shot

Layering Multiclips for PiP Effects

Ganging Pop-up Monitors

Avid ScriptSync

Chapter 13 Cutting Music

The Symphonic Cut: Classical and Opera Television

Music-Cutting Techniques

Cutting Concerts: Track by Track

Editing with Multiple Performances

DVD Exercise

Ganging the Group

Music Videos

Chapter 14 Sitcoms and Comedy

The Reinvention of Sitcoms

Blocking

It’s as Easy as A, B, C, and Sometimes X

Cutting Comedy

Improvisation

Chapter 15 The Main Event

Image Magnification (IMAG)

The Electronic Press Kit (EPK)

Going Corporate: From the Boardroom to the Ballroom

Worship TV: Enrapturing the Audience

Weddings: Everyone’s a Star

In-School TV: The Kids Are All Right (Maybe Even Better Than You)

Satellite Media Tours (SMT): Guitar Hero: Aerosmith’s Sweet Promotion

Part 6 Deliverables

Chapter 16 Conforming the Master

Enable Commit Multicam

Reconforming

RED Post Workflows

Color Correcting

Chapter 17 Audio in Postproduction

The Re-Recording Mixer

Double System Audio

Keep Track of Tracks

Fishing for ISOs

0.1% The Magic Number

Project Interchange

Sending out Audio

Chapter 18 Deliverables

Laybacks

Outputs from the Edit Suite

Archiving and Backups

Part 7 Multicamera Madness® Case Studies

Chapter 19 Case Study: A Hybrid 10-Camera Red 4k and EFP HD Production–Journey: Live From Manila

4K Capture Plus IMAG

Ground Control: Fly Packs and Trucks Versus Red

Switching and Monitoring

Sync

The Jib Shot

Recording on Red

Working in Manila

Shooting for the Edit

Lighting

Editing

The Wrap

Chapter 20 Case Study: A Mixed-Platform Workflow–Paul McCartney: The Space Within Us

Preproduction

Assets

Database

Needles in the Haystack

Mixing with the Doc Segments via the Script

Casting

Audio

Syncing to Different Shows

Re-Recording, Mixing, and Laybacks

Conforming the Master

Chapter 21 The Filmed Concert Workflow: The Rolling Stones’ Shine a Light

18 Cameras: No Waiting

Organizing the Multicamera Beast

Making a Movie

Sync

The Basement

Completing the Cut

Chapter 22 A Thumbnail History of Multicamera Production and Editing

Origins of Multiple-Camera Production

I Love Lucy Sets the Stage (Desilu, 1951)

The Evolution of Multicamera Editing Technology

Appendix 1 Interviewee List and Bio Info

Appendix 2 Companion DVD Contents

Bonus Chapters

Multicamera Video Clips

Video Tutorials

Free Applications

Research Links

Multicam Madness: Unedited Case Studies