Digital Video Camerawork by Peter Ward

Reviewed by Quentin Budworth

Television is an insatiable beast – it needs skilled camera operators with a thorough understanding of digital video production techniques. If you wish to acquire or develop these skills, this is the book for you. This book is the one technical manual that you should have in your camera case for reference on a daily basis, or whenever you are out on a filming job.

It is a bible for the camera operator – definitive, no nonsense and easy to read. This book describes and enables you to reproduce broadcast camerawork and customary techniques. It will enable you to visually create broadcast quality footage, if you study it closely and apply the knowledge contained within.

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It is of particular interest for people working in corporate and broadcast work because it has all the necessary technical information for people working in broadcast work and a detailed outline and explanations of the craft skills and techniques required for digital camera work in these situations.

In essence Peter Ward is a highly-skilled cameraman and trainer and the ex-chairman of the Guild of Television Cameraman and the former Head of Cameras at Television Southwest.