Filmmaker’s Guide to Digital Imaging

<p>It’s a whole new world for cinematographers camera assistants and postproduction artists. New equipment new methods and new technologies have to be learned and mastered. New roles such as that of the DIT (Digital Imaging Technician) Digital Loader and Data Manager are integral to today’s motion picture production process. Take your mastery of these new tools techniques and roles to the next level with this cutting-edge roadmap from esteemed author and filmmaker Blain Brown.</p><p><i>The Filmmaker’s Guide to Digital Imaging </i>covers both the theory and the practice featuring full-color in-depth coverage of essential terminology technology and industry-standard best-practices. Brown covers new industry-wide production standards such as ASC-CDL and the ACES workflow. Interviews with professional cinematographers and DITs working on Hollywood productions equip you with knowledge that is essential if you want to work in today’s motion picture industry whether as a cinematographer DIT Digital Loader Data Manager camera assistant editor or VFX artist.</p><p><b><i>Topics include:</i></b></p><ul> <li>Digital sensors and cameras</li> <li>The structure of digital images</li> <li>Waveform monitors vectorscopes and test charts</li> <li>Using linear gamma and log encoded video files</li> <li>Exposure techniques for HD and UltraHD</li> <li>Understanding digital color</li> <li>Codecs and file formats</li> <li>The DIT cart</li> <li>Downloading ingesting and managing video files</li> <li>Workflow from camera to DIT cart to post</li> <li>Using metadata and timecode</li> </ul><p>The companion website (www.focalpress.com/cw/brown) features additional material including demonstrations and interviews with experienced DITs and cinematographers.</p>