An essential guide to all aspects of video technology for sound technicians wishing to broaden their knowledge. It explains in a highly readable and engaging way, the key technologies and issues, as well as the terms, acronyms and definitions. Although intended for the sound professional, this book will also appeal to anyone involved in working with video.Everything is covered: from how television and video cameras work to digital video recording, electronic news gathering, nonlinear editing, video effects as well as telecine, widescreen technology and the home cinema. The book also takes a look at the impact of digital technology on production methods and examines the technology and rationale behind digital television, High Definition Television, and DVD. It concludes with the use of video in multimedia and the internet.Based on a series of popular articles in Audio Media magazine, this a vital introductory work for students and professionals wishing to broaden their knowledge of video.

An essential guide to all aspects of video technology for sound technicians wishing to broaden their knowledge. It explains in a highly readable and engaging way, the key technologies and issues, as well as the terms, acronyms and definitions. Although intended for the sound professional, this book will also appeal to anyone involved in working with video.
Everything is covered: from how television and video cameras work to digital video recording, electronic news gathering, nonlinear editing, video effects as well as telecine, widescreen technology and the home cinema. The book also takes a look at the impact of digital technology on production methods and examines the technology and rationale behind digital television, High Definition Television, and DVD. It concludes with the use of video in multimedia and the internet.
Based on a series of popular articles in Audio Media magazine, this a vital introductory work for students and professionals wishing to broaden their knowledge of video.
*Covers all aspects of video; from television production technologies to digital television, HDTV, widescreen, and DVD recording.
*Easy to read and a fast way to broaden your knowledge

Lloyd and Mellor: Telecommunications Law is an important new text which covers all areas of telecommunications law in the UK. But since no examination of telecommunications can, in this new economy, look within a single country's borders, this key work offers a detailed account of the EU's telecommunications policy which increasingly shapes national laws and policies.

The purpose of this little book is to help people understand the realities of trying to transition from working full-time to achieving genuine semi-retirement. David Mellor is making this journey himself and wanted to share with other people what it is really like. David has selected 30 lessons that he has learned thus far and tried to balance what he has experienced with observations from 30 other people. David's key objective is to present the reader with an opportunity to move forward with confidence and "eyes wide open".

The author of the From Crew to Captain series, David Mellor, shares lists from 10 key areas of establishing a consultancy practice: `The purpose of this little book is to help people understand the work they will need to do in order to set up as a sole practitioner or similar. I have made this journey myself, and helped many other people do the same over almost 20 years. I have selected 10 key areas of establishing a consultancy practice, and given you 10 areas to consider if you are going to move forward with confidence and "eyes wide open". I hope that the lists will help to inform your reflection, planning and resultant activity.'

The author of the From Crew to Captain series, David Mellor, shares lists from 10 key areas of growing a business: `The purpose of this little book is to help people understand the work they will need to do in order to set up as a sole practitioner or similar. I have made this journey myself, and helped many other people do the same over almost 20 years. I have selected 10 key areas of growing a business, and given you 10 areas to consider if you are going to move forward with confidence and "eyes wide open". I hope that the lists will help to inform your reflection, planning and resultant activity.'

The author of the From Crew to Captain series, David Mellor, shares lists from 10 key areas of business start-up: `The purpose of this little book is to help people understand the work they will need to do in order to set up their own business. I have made this journey myself, and helped many other people do the same over almost 20 years. I have selected 10 key areas of business start-up, and given you 10 areas to consider if you are going to move forward with confidence and "eyes wide open". I hope that the lists will help to inform your reflection, planning and resultant activity.'

This book completes a trilogy. Book 1 (From Crew to Captain) addressed how to make the transition from working for a big institution to working for yourself. Book 2 (A Privateer's Tale) looked specifically at how to set up as a sole practitioner consultant or similar.The purpose of this book is to help people who have set up their own business, proved to themselves and the market that their model works, and are looking to take it to the next level. I have made this journey, and helped many others do the same.As with the first two books you will find inside a number of practical tips and hints, all garnered from the "University of Life".We will look at 4 important aspects of early business growth: Assessing the Situation - what does the business look like today, and why do you want to change it? Achieving Transformation - how do you go about creating and implementing a change strategy? Assessing the Outcome - how do you evaluate success? Building a Consultancy Practice - how do you move from a sole practitioner to a multi-consultant practice?

The purpose of this book is to help people understand the transition from working for a big institution to working for themselves. David Mellor has made this journey and shows others how to do the same. He shows readers how to prosper rather than to merely survive and how their business venture will bring everything they wish for. The journey will take you through three very important phases: Reflecting - what does it take to make this transition - and is it for you?; Planning - how do you go about preparing to launch your business?; and, Doing - what attributes are going to be really important in the early days postlaunch? You will be given practical tips and hints, all garnered from the 'University of Life'.

The Doctor may have regenerated on many occasions, but so too has Doctor Who. Moving with the times, the show has evolved across fifty years...New Dimensions of Doctor Who explores contemporary developments in Doctor Who's music, design and representations of technology, as well as issues of showrunner authority and star authorship. Putting these new dimensions in context means thinking about changes in the TV industry such as the rise of branding and transmedia storytelling. Along with its faster narrative pace, and producer/fan interaction via Twitter, 'new Who' also has a new home at Roath Lock Studios, Cardiff Bay. Studying the 'Doctor Who Experience' in its Cardiff setting, and considering audience nostalgia alongside anniversary celebrations, this book explores how current Doctor Who relates to real-world spaces and times. New Directions of Doctor Who is the scholarly equivalent of a multi-Doctor story, bringing together the authors of Triumph of a Time Lord and TARDISbound, as well as the editors of Time and Relative Dissertations in Space, Impossible Worlds, Impossible Things, Torchwood Declassified and Doctor Who, The Eleventh Hour. It also features contributions from experts on TV brands, bioethics, transmedia and cultural icons. As 'new Who' creates ongoing mysteries and poses exciting questions, this collection demonstrates the vitality of Doctor Who studies.