Tools and Techniques: Cinematography II

Introduction to design elements of cinematography. Tools and techniques required for motion picture capture including lens choice, camera settings, composition, movement, lighting design, and color design to use to document a variety of events. Assignments train students on proper field production etiquette and procedures, as well as allow for experimentation and technical growth. Hands-on exercises and workshops of increasing complexity designed to understand skills used for visualizing and executing design, compositional balance, and exposure of cinematographic storytelling. Development of hands-on skills needed for the craft of media making in a fiction mode including basic camera, lighting, and production techniques for shooting scripted scenes. Creation of micro- and short-form documentaries and scripted scenes in a variety of aesthetic and conceptual modes.

Letter grading.