Experimental Studio Shoot
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| Code | Completion | Credits | Range | Language Instruction | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 304EESS | credit | 1 | English | winter |
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Contents
Each student will act individually as a DOP and communicate closely with her/his director.
As the approaches in the realm of experimental may vary substantially from one project to another, the exact technical specs will be consulted and decided as per the individual project.
Overall guideline:
- using the combination of direct and diffused light sources in the studio environment
- working with practical sources within the set
- creating a variety of styles and moods to explore the studio possibilities (and limits)
- using the video camera with 35mm chip in combination with cine lenses (Sony FS7 and set of Zeiss lenses)
Learning outcomes
The students will improve their practical skills of lighting and camera operating. They will learn how to create a lighting setups based on the given script and director’s approach. The participants will develop a specific cinematic style for shooting the given script, all based on their previous experience.
In this exercise the students will also prove their ability to work closely with a film director through understanding the concept of the project and the director’s individual creative approach. At the same time they will demonstrate their ability to push their own creative angle to maximum and to bring it to life on the screen.
.10 minute narrative content shot on video. .
Prerequisites and other requirements
Students will conceptualize their visual and technical approach via short treatment which should include visual references . They will consult with the director and the teacher all the steps of the preparation, including the stage design and art department including relevant color (or monochromatic) scheme reflected in the choice of props and wardrobe.
The students will propose a relevant and reasonable technical tools that will best serve their creative attitude while staying within the budgetary a technical limits set for the project by the Studio FAMU. The students will create the graphic lighting diagram (floor plan) prior to the shoot.
The integral part of the process will be the postproduction of the film with the student’s direct participation in color grading the film.
Literature
american cinematographer’s manual
John Alton, “Painting with Light”
K. Malkiewicz, “film lighting” 1986
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Evaluation methods and criteria
The whole process will be analyzed and judged in it’s complexity with individual
evaluation of the prep, the shoot, the post production and the final film.
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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_1920 (Required subjects)