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An Assessment Of Videotape In The Criminal Courts, Ernest H. Short, B. Thomas Florence, Mary Alice Marsh Jun 1975

An Assessment Of Videotape In The Criminal Courts, Ernest H. Short, B. Thomas Florence, Mary Alice Marsh

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Summary of Contents

I. Introduction

A. A brief history of television and videotape in the justice system

B. Recent studies of videotape technology in the justice system

C. Overview of the goals and methodology of the present study

II. The Videotape System

A. The recording environment

1. Lighting

2. Spatial arrangement

3. Participant mobility

4. Acoustics

5. Electrical power

B. Production techniques

1. Video source location

2. Audio source location

3. Picture composition

a. Zooms

b. Varying video sources

c. Special effects

C. Alternative equipment combinations

1. System 1 : the single camera

2. System 2: the single camera with …