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MillimeterMasters of DV Production
Mar 16, 2005 5:26 PM, By Stephen Porter
The DV Production track offers an ideal opportunity to pick up new techniques for lighting, audio, and shooting.
Mannie Frances
While many of the sessions at the NAB Post|Production World Conference are geared at enhancing an attendee's expertise with a specific software program, the 19 sessions in the Digital Video Production track are a bit different. Not only are these sessions focused on the production rather than the post-production process, but the topics are broader in scope and are geared at teaching attendees creative techniques in lighting, audio, and shooting regardless of the type of equipment used.
"Most of these will be task-oriented sessions where we will lay out a particular type of problem and then proceed to explain how you overcome that problem," says Mannie Frances, Technical Chair of the Digital Video Production track.
Some of the courses will be targeted at those whose experience with a particular craft is limited. For example video editors who want to develop their knowledge of lighting might want to consider the session "Getting Started with Video Lighting." Those eager to pursue a career as a documentarian might consider the session "Documentary A-Z: How to Source, Budget, Spec, Shoot, Deliver and Promote Your Documentary."
Whether you are shooting in an office setting or out in the field, the sessions on lighting promise to arm you with an array of useful tips and tricks.
Many of the courses, however, will be geared toward those who are already working in a particular craft but are eager to learn new techniques that will allow them to work more efficiently or creatively.
For example, if you're looking for shooting tips, there'll be a number of sessions on Saturday and Wednesday that will be worth sitting in on. Two sessions in particular, "Shot Composition: Finding the Right Shot" and "Creative Shooting Techniques," will appeal to those who want to learn how to be more creative with their shots. In these sessions, attendees will discuss a variety of innovative techniques including creative use of camera angles, shadows, and subject placement.
One technology that will get some special attention this year is HDV. Calling HDV "the most significant technology advance in our industry in many years," track chair Mannie Frances says he has included two HDV sessions to bring people up to speed on the new format.
One, entitled "HDV Essentials," will provide a general overview of the HDV format and discuss its importance to the industry.
"This session is for anyone who wants to catch up and get on the cutting-edge of HDV knowledge," says Frances. "It'll be an opportunity to listen to people who have written books about HDV and people who have used the HDV cameras. There'll be a lot of Q&A and a lot of background material presented."
The other session, "HDV: 1080i/720p Shootout," will provide attendees with an in-depth understanding of these two types of HDV formats. "This won't really be a shootout," explains Frances, "but we will talk about why there are two standards and why one standard might work best in one environment while the other might work best in another." –SP
