Gints Klimanis

This book is quite pricey but may be an excellent textbook. Have you read it ?

Television Production Handbook (Hardcover) by Herbert Zettl

Sean Smith MD

Yes, Zettl is top shell. I studied under him in college. You cannot go wrong with this man's teachings.

Glenn Chan

From what I skimmed of Zettl (Video Basics), it seems a like a superficial overview but doesn't give you any real in-depth understanding into any particular topic.

Theory-wise, it is academic and doesn't give you theory on practical issues. A book like Matters of Light and Depth would be a book that has practical theory, whereas it seems like Zettl looks at things from weird academic perspectives. A more practical way of looking at it is what television does for people. It's a means of mass communication. In my opinion, it's bizarre to look at what television physically does. It's simply not a practical way of looking at things.

It is low on information on how to do things since his writing tends to be overview/theory.