Select A Module Here  => 1-1 - TV Production Overview - Part I 1-2 - TV Production Overview - Part II 2 -Program Proposals, Treatments 3 -Capturing, Holding Attention 4 - Fifteen Production Steps 5 - Scripts 6 - Scriptwriting Guidelines 7 - Costing-Out A Production 8 - How The TV Process Works 9 - World Standards, DTV/HDTV-I 9 - World Standards, DTV/HDTV-II 10 - Lenses: The Basics 11 - Distance, Perspective Changes 12 - F-Stops, Creative Focus 13-1 - Filters, Lens Attachments I 13-2 - Filters, Lens Attachments II 14 - Lenses: Some Final Elements ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ III. COLOR, VIDEO QUALITY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 15 - The Wonderful World of Color 16-1 - Maintaining Video Quality-I 16-2 - Maintaining Video Quality-II ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IV. VIDEO CAMERA OPERATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 17-1 - Cameras--The Basics-I 17-2 - Cameras--The Basics-II 18 - Color-Balancing Cameras 19 - Creative Controls 20 - Viewfinders 21 - Camera Prompters ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ V. COMPOSITION, GRAPHICS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 22 - Composition/Setting the Scene 23 - Elements of Composition-I 24 - Elements of Composition-II 25 - Elements of Composition-III 26-1 - Graphics, Virtual Reality Sets-I 26-2 - Graphics, Virtual Reality Sets-II     - Composition Examples I     - Composition Examples II ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ VI. LIGHTING ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 27 - Hard and Soft Light 28 - Color Temperature Issues 29 - Controlling Intensity 30 - Lighting Instruments 31 - The Key Light 32 - Fill, Back, Background Lights 33 - Lighting Ratios 34 - Special Lighting Situations 35 - Altering Appearances 36 - Lighting, Some Final Issues ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ VII. AUDIO ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 37 - Television Sound: The Basics 38 - Microphones: Part I 39 - Microphones: Part II 40 - Wireless Microphones 41 - Off-Camera Microphones 42 - Stereo to 5.1 Sound 42b - Digital Audio 43 - Audio Control Devices 44 - Recording, Playback Devices 45 - Wrapping Up Audio ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ VIII. VIDEO RECORDING ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 46 - Video Recording Media 47 - Consumer Video Formats 48 - Professional Video Formats 49 - Video Recorder Operations ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IX. EDITING ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 50 - Continuity Editing 51 - Continuity Techniques 52 - Solving Continuity Problems 53 - Technical Continuity 54 - Editing Guidelines-I 55 - Editing Guidelines-II 56 - Linear/Nonlinear Editing 57 - Making Use of Time-Code 58 - On-Line, Off-Line Editing ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ X. PRODUCING/DIRECTING ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 59 - Studio Production 60 - Switchers, Special Effects 61 - Multiple-Camera Remotes 62 - Single-Camera Film-Style ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ XI. NEWS/DOCUMENTARIES ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 63 - News/Documentaries-I 64 - News/Documentaries-II 65 - Microwave, Satellite, OF Links ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ XII. LEGAL, ETHICAL ISSUES ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 66 - Legal and Ethical Issues-I 67 - Legal and Ethical Issues-II ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NON-BROADCAST TV; CAREERS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 68 - Non-Broadcast Television 69-1 - Careers, Part I 69-2 - Careers, Part II 70 - A Final Word

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Associated Materials  => AOL Users Please Note Interactive Tests Puzzle Quizzes Key Term Hyperlinks Note to Students Note to Instructors Frequently Ask Questions Discussion Group TV Production Text (English) Producción de TV en Español Produção de TV em Portugues Bibliography of Readings Tell A Friend ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TEXT ASSOCIATED READINGS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Digital Camera Setup Makeup for TV and Film Film to TV Conversion Maintaining Digital Levels Digital TV Standards Video Enhance Filters Moral-Ethical Considerations Interactive Color Exercise Video Signal Overshoot Special Studio Lights Shadows in Composition Using the Zone System in TV TV and Cable Links Stock Footage Requests Internet Censorship Focal Length, F-Stop Myths Sample Program Proposal Sample Treatment Computer Literacy Freedoms, Values in Conflict? Ratings, Shares, HUTS, CPM International News Media Graphics, Animation Systems Studio Hand Signals Evaluating Student Videos Film vs. Videotape Digital Compression Options Quintessential Element Guidelines for Better Videos Acquisition Formats Cabaret Lighting Plot Office Lighting Plot Determining Video Sensitivity Three-Point Lighting Plot Effect of Lights on Subject TV News Credibility Newsworthiness Factors The U.S. As Number One Computer Scanned Resumes Dramatic Film Script Sample Commercial Script Sample News Script Dramatic Video Script Determining Camera Sensitivity Digital TV Standards Composition Examples I Composition Examples II Internet Censorship Images That Altered History Interviewing Techniques Media, International Politics The Sex Goddess Image Tabloid Sleaze--Healthy Sign The U.S. as Number One? Youth, Sex and TV Sexual Imagery and the Law Research on Violence Professional-Moral Decisions News Bias Fog's Controversial Columns College Commentary ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ III. FORMS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Talent Release Form Location Release Form Video Evaluation Form ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IV. CLASSROOM RELATED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In-Class Writing Assignment Resumes and Cover Letters Sample Class Syllabus Sample Assignment Calendar Getting An E-Mail Address Copyright Information Printing Out the Modules Information on Author Video Projects

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