"HDV Filmmaking," focuses on the emerging HDV digital video format, the logical successor to current DV formats utilized by both amateurs and professionals. It serves as a complete guide to HDV filmmaking, with technical information on the format, and practical applications, from lighting and shooting, to editing, effects, and delivery on tape and DVD media. It provides both practical and theoretical explanations of concepts relating to the acquisition, editing, and delivery of HDV material, with a primary focus on concepts and techniques for achieving superior image and sound quality from HDV devices. It also offers advice on preferred methods for capturing and manipulating images in a computer and covers specific software packages, with tutorial steps for completing tasks. "HDV Filmmaking" provides coverage of real-world applications, providing step-by-step explanations for completing them, and provides you with important lists of recommended items and technical considerations.