Cinematography Intensive
X34.9083
/ $4,095
FALL 2009
Continuing Education:
Film, Video and Broadcasting
Develop your creative vision while learning effective lighting techniques and how to shoot 16mm film and digital video. Capture motion picture images using ARRI-SR2 cameras. Become familiar with SD and HD video formats along with camera functions using Panasonic DVX-100 and HVX-200 cameras. Through lectures, demonstrations, and hands-on practice, discover how film stock, exposure, light, and composition affect the quality of an image. By experimenting with film and DV formats, develop your production skills and learn to select the right format for any project.
AREAS COVERED
- Aesthetics, concepts, and techniques of cinematography.
- The role of the cinematographer.
- Interpreting the script visually.
- Lighting, camera operation, and lens selection.
- Working with a crew and a lab.
- Duties of the camera assistant.
- Film stocks and Els.
- Using exposure meters.
- Filming exteriors and interiors.
WHO SHOULD ENROLL
This course is designed for aspiring directors of photography, camera operators, and filmmakers.
FACULTY
Mark Raker, cinematographer for film, TV, and commercials; An Unreasonable Man, Sundance 2006 selection; Moment of Impact for TNT, Emmy award winner; work on Michael Moore's The Awful Truth, A&E, and Home and Bunker at the History Channel; commercial clients include Mercedes-Benz, Cadillac, Saturn, Subaru, Avon, Johnson & Johnson, and M+M/Mars.
PROGRAM NOTES
Upon successful completion of the intensive, students earn the Certificate in Cinematography.
Knowledge of film production is recommended but not required.
This course is applicable toward:
Related Subject Areas: Film Production, Cinematography, Digital Video Production
