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Introduction to High Definition (HD)

20090525 thebeeb
categories:
television, broadcast technology
duration:
2 days
language:
English, Arabic
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what you need to know about this course

A soft technical look at the new technology of programme making in High Definition and how it will impact on the production and craft areas of programme making.

who it's for:

Production and operational Staff who need to find out more about this evolution in broadcasting and how it is going to impact on their area of expertise.

outline:

  • Different standards around the world, HD formats and tapes.
  • Impact on shooting and how this will effect working in studios and on location.
  • Practical use of archive material, up and down converting routes through post production
  • Cost implications
  • Visual impact of HD pictures - recognise the differences in aesthetic quality between SD, film and HD, including depth of field and contrast handling
  • Practical implications of working with HD and standard definition material
  • How HD can be practically integrated into a programme.
  • Acknowledge how a camera can be set up to achieve different results and the relationship between sensitivity, contrast handling and exposure and the appropriateness of different set ups for different HD television programme styles
  • Recognise the importance of using high definition lenses
  • Recognise the importance to grading and the look of a HD image when setting up a HD camera's sensitivity, contrast handling and exposure
  •  Recognise that High Definition delivery can effect the shelf life of a programme

 

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20090525 thebeeb
BBC

The BBC is the world’s premier media and content production organisation and its mission is to enrich people’s lives with programmes that inform, educate and entertain. It is a public service broadcaster in the UK, having been established by a Royal Charter and funded by the licence fee ...

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instructor

Tim Wallbank

During the 18 years with Training, Tim has worked with key worldwide media organisations, travelling to destinations as far afield as New York and Kuala Lumpur, while at home for the BBC Tim has worked in small BBC island sites as well as the many prestigious London premises.

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