Multi-Camera Cinematography and Production: Camera, Lighting, and Other Production Aspects for Multiple Camera Image Capture

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A how-to book on the art, craft and practice of TV/video/streaming cinematography for multi-camera shooting. This book is written for anyone wanting to film, direct or produce multiple camera productions. Lighting Directors, Directors of Photography, Camera Operators as well as Directors, Producers and Production Managers will all find valuable information that will help them do their job and accomplish their goals of effectively filming with more than one camera at the same time. This book could be seen as an intermediate to advanced media production course book for colleges. It is also meant to give insight and inspiration to those starting out their professional careers in multi-camera productions. The text covers advice for producing and filming content using two or more cameras in many genres including Sitcom, Stand-up, News, Talk Show, Interview, Reality, Corporate Video and Indie Movies, with budgets both big and small, by two award winning professional industry cinematographers/lighting directors with over 30 years of experience each.

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David Landaus book, Multiple Camera Cinematography for TV/ Video/ Streaming, is a comprehensive coverage of the subject area. The real-world examples of contemporary production techniques, specific examples and the input from professional practitioners make this different from other textbooks. It reviews the basics and then goes to more in depth, introducing new material and examples. It gives students a place and context to practice their craft using his Putting it in Practice exercises. * Matt Clarke MFA *

Author Bio

David Landau teaches lighting and cinematography at Fairleigh Dickinson University, as well as assistant teaches with DP Peter Stein at New York University, USA. He is a five time Tell Award winner for lighting and cinematography and has worked professionally in lighting since 1978 as a master electrician, camera assistant, camera operator, electric, best boy, gaffer, lighting director and Director of Photography. He has worked on feature films, TV shows (he is one of the gaffers on the "Project Runway" TV series), sit-coms, game shows, commercials, documentaries, industrial films, corporate videos, music videos and direct-to-consumer DVDs and is a member of IATSE Local 52. David has published on lighting and screenwriting, including Lighting for Cinematography (Bloomsbury 2014), as well as seven plays, one mystery short story. Bruce Finn teaches cinematography at the School of Cinematic Arts, USC, USA. He is credited as Director of Photography on more than 100 Major Television Network episodes and some of the Worlds Most Famous Holograms including Michael Jackson Slave to the Rhythm. His awards include an EMMY Award for Multi Camera Cinematography 8 Simple Rules (ABC) and an EMMY Award for Single Camera Cinematography for My Indian Summer (CBS). Bruce is an avid inventor and holds several patents on lighting devices. He was recognized by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for Improving the efficiency of Television Production with his TopLight Invention.