Mastering MultiCamera Techniques : From Preproduction to Editing and Deliverables

From a basic two-camera interview to an elaborate 26 camera HD concert film, this comprehensive guide presents a platform-agnostic approach to the essential techniques required to set up and edit a multi-camera project. It uses case studies to examine specific usages of multi-camera editing.

From a basic two-camera interview to an elaborate 26 camera HD concert film, this comprehensive guide presents a platform-agnostic approach to the essential techniques required to set up and edit a multi-camera project. Actual case studies are used to examine specific usages of multi-camera editing and include a variety of genres including concerts, talk shows, reality programming, sit-coms, documentaries for television, event videography and feature films. Other features include: Advanced multi-camera techniques and specialty work-flows are examined for tapeless & large scale productions with examples from network TV shows, corporate media projects, event videography, and feature films. New techniques for 3D projects, 2k/4k media management and color correction are revealed. Technical breakdowns analyze system requirements for monitoring, hard drives & RAIDs, RAM, codecs and computer platforms. Apple Final Cut Pro, Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere Pro and several other software programs are detailed. Tables, charts, screen-grabs, photos, web-links, blogs, tech school lists and other resource tools for further study. Unique interviews with the ''Masters of Multi-Cam'' including EMMY and academy award-winning directors and editors who share their project notes and give insight to award-winning techniques.