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Becoming Camera-Savvy: A Workshop for Today's Filmmakers

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FILM TV X 479.302

Gain experience and expertise with each of the principal camera formats in use for productions today.

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What you can learn.

Learn the "how" and "why" of each format through discussions and demonstrations
Understand the cost/budget factor versus image quality for each camera type
Make a practical and artistic decision for which format is best for your project

About This Course

The camera is the essential tool of the filmmaker. This course prepares cinematographers and digital filmmakers to utilize the camera by employing an aesthetic and technical approach to projects. The essential technical aspects of how digital cinema cameras function are explored through lectures and practical application. Students participate in the testing and analysis of current digital cinema cameras and become more familiar with their individual features as well as the differences between them.

Prerequisites
Successful completion of FILM TV X 478.27A Introduction to Cinematography is strongly recommended. 

This course applies toward the following programs

Two cinematographers using a camera

Cinematography

certificate

Cinematography

certificate Develop the tools essential for working as a cinematographer. Gain a thorough understanding of current cinematography and camera techniques.

Develop the tools essential for working as a cinematographer. Gain a thorough understanding of current cinematography and camera techniques.

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