Studio Lighting Exercise 1

Not scheduled

Subject guarantor:

Klaus FUXJÄGER

Name of lecturer(s):

Klaus FUXJÄGER, Ervín SANDERS

Learning outcomes of the course unit:

Being a part of the main seminar of the first year’s master program, this course is an essential part of the cinematography student’s education.

Mode of study:

workshop

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

Basic experience as cinematographers, ability to handle essential filmmaking tasks.

Successful completion of the seminar Cinematographer s Workshop.

Course contents:

“tonality tests and basic studio lighting” - 35mm b/w film in studio

Basic motion picture lighting in studio;

grey chart test shots, exposure and tonality tests;

Creating of essential atmospheres through lighting: day, evening, night.

2 film prints: basic and graded

Recommended or required reading:

American cinematographer s manual

Sven Nykvist, Reverence for the light, 1997

D. Schaefer and L. Salvato, Masters of light, 1984

F. Truffaut, :La cinema selon Hitchcock, 1966

K. Malkiewicz, Film lighting 1986

D. Samuelson, Motion picture, camera and lighting equipment 1980

Assessment methods and criteria:

workshop presence, participation, punctuality: 100 %

practical exercise: 100 %

Course web page:

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Further information:

No schedule has been prepared for this course

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

• Cinematography (qualification subject - practical seminar)