Shots in Studio 1

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Code	Completion	Credits	Range	Language Instruction	Semester
304ESIS1	credit	1	24 exercise hours (45 min) of instruction per semester, 7 to 12 hours of self-study	English	summer

Subject guarantor

Klaus FUXJÄGER

Name of lecturer(s)

Klaus FUXJÄGER

•35mm b/w film in studio (240m for all students)

•First part: grey chart test shots, exposure and tonality tests; over- and underexposure.

-all students shoot together for half a day. teacher present

•second part: Basic motion picture lighting in studio; balancing exterior/ interior.

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

-all students shoot together for two days. teacher present

•2 film prints: basic and graded

Learning outcomes

Being an essential part of the “lighting seminar 1+2” of the first year’s master program, this exercise is an essential part of the cinematography student’s education.

Prerequisites and other requirements

advanced experience as cinematographers, ability to handle essential filmmaking tasks

digital still camera with all functions manually

spotmeter and luxmeter

film camera (35mm) provided by studio famu

film set (3wall room with big window and door; backdrop) provided by studio famu

Literature

american cinematographer’s manual

John Alton, “Painting with Light”

Sven Nykvist, “Reverence for the light” 1997

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

F. Truffaut, “le cinema selon Hitchcock” 1966

K. Malkiewicz, “film lighting” 1986

D. Samuelson, “motion picture, camera and lighting equipment” 1980

Evaluation methods and criteria

workshop presence, participation, punctuality: 100 %

practical exercise: 100 %

Note

Schedule for winter semester 2022/2023:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

Schedule for summer semester 2022/2023: