Introduction to 24 Frame Playback

Putting a picture on a screen that is itself in shot

Somewhere in almost every film and television production there is a screen in shot. A phone in a hand, a bank of monitors behind a newsreader, a television in the corner of a living room, an LED wall standing in for a street. Somebody has to put the right picture on it, at the right moment, in a way the camera can photograph.

Inside: What 24 Frame Playback Is - How a Camera Sees a Screen - Frame Rates, Shutter and Sync - The Playback System on a Set - The Kit You Will Meet - Screens in the Room: Practicals, Walls and Light - Rear Projection, Process Trailers and Driving Shots - Interactive Light and Effects Content - Content, Cues and the Take - The Language of the Floor - Screens Meant for Replacement - Volumes and Virtual Production - Prep, the Kit and the Test Day - What Goes Wrong on Camera - Getting Hired and Where This Leads - Glossary.