The Five Pillars of Film and Video

Introduction

1. The First Pillar: Equipment

Cameras

1. Types of Filmmaking Cameras
2. Camera Features and Settings
3. ISO
4. Frame Rates
5. Shutter Speed
6. Aperture
7. Sound Settings
8. White Balance
9. Image Stabilization
10. Focus Settings
11. Video Recording Resolution
12. Physical Sensor Size
13. Aspect Ratios and Guides
14. Video Profiles and Settings
15. Video Encoding and Compression
16. Video Bitrate
17. Video Color Spaces and Color Modes
18. Video Gamma
19. Video Bit Depth (Color Depth)
20. Video Color Subsampling (Chroma Subsampling)
21. Sharpening, Saturation, and Other Settings
22. Rolling Shutter
23. Dynamic Range and Latitude

Lenses

1. Focal Length
2. Zooms and Primes
3. Aperture
4. Depth of Field
5. Cinema Lenses
6. Lens Mounts
7. Teleconverters
8. Anamorphic vs. Spherical Lenses
9. Specialist Lenses
10. Optical Image Stabilization
11. Image Circles

Editing Equipment

1. Computer
2. Monitor
3. NLE (Video Editing Software)
4. Network Attached Storage (NAS)
5. Directly Attached Storage (DAS)
6. Backups
7. Control Surfaces
8. Keyboard & Mouse
9. Studio Reference Monitor Speakers
10. Sound Interface

Other Equipment

1. Motion Control and Camera Movement
2. Stabilizers
3. Filters and Matte Boxes
4. Tripods and Heads
5. Green Screens
6. Focus Motors
7. Bags and Cases
8. Microphones
9. Lighting
10. Grey Cards, etc.
11. Clapper Boards (Slates)
12. The Second Pillar: Planning

Shot Lists

1. Elements of a Shot List
2. Camera Shot Sizes
3. Extreme Wide Shot (AKA Extreme Long Shot)
4. Wide Shot (AKA Long Shot)
5. Full Shot
6. Medium Long Shot (AKA Medium Wide Shot)
7. Cowboy Shot
8. Medium Shot
9. Medium Close-up Shot
10. Close-up Shot
11. Extreme Close-up Shot
12. Other Shot Types
13. Establishing Shot
14. Master shot
15. Aerial Shot
16. Cutaway Shot
17. One Shot
18. Two Shot
19. Point of View (POV) Shot
20. Over-the-shoulder Shot
21. Birds Eye View Shot
22. Vlog Shot
23. Camera Shot Angles
24. Low Angle
25. High Angle
26. Dutch Angle
27. Camera Shot Height
28. Camera Movement Types
29. Tracking Shot
30. Dolly Shot
31. Trucking Shot (AKA Truck Shot)
32. Panning Shot (AKA Pan Shot)
33. Tilting Shot (AKA Tilt Shot)
34. Crane Shot (AKA Jib Shot)
35. Pedestal Shot
36. Handheld Shot
37. Dolly Zoom Shot (AKA Vertigo Shot)
38. The Static Shot (AKA Locked-off Shot or Tripod Shot)
39. Benefits of Shot Lists

Storyboards

1. How to Make a Storyboard

Location

1. Things to Consider
2. How to Find Locations

Equipment

Insurance and Legal

Scripts

1. The Shooting Script

Other Planning Considerations

1. The Third Pillar: Visual Aesthetics and Cinematography (not yet written)

The Third Pillar

1. Exposure
2. The exposure Triangle
3. Neutral Density Filters and VND Filters
4. Depth of Field
5. Setting and Calibrating white balance
6. Choosing an Aspect Ratio
7. Depth of Field
8. The Fourth Pillar: Sound (not yet written)
9. notes
10. The Fifth Pillar: Editing (not yet written)

Stuff to add

1. Editing with Different Aspect Ratios
2. Using Proxies
3. NLE (Video Editing Software)

Afterword (not yet written)

Glossary (writing in progress)