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Learning Cinematography: 1 Narrative Fundamentals

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Overview

Learn how to shoot a motion picture and tell stories in a powerful way—from ASC cinematographer and professor Bill Dill. Part 1 covers narrative filmmaking techniques.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Welcome
  • Who is this course for?
  • A brief history of motion pictures
1. Before You Start Filming
  • Focus on narrative filmmaking
  • Pre-production planning
  • Develop a process
  • Assemble your crew
  • The actor's perspective
2. Principles of Storytelling
  • The basics of storytelling
  • Understand the story
  • Choose your own theory of filmmaking
  • The audience's experience
3. Composition
  • Communicate with shapes
  • The visual pattern recognition system
  • Orient the audience
  • Change a pattern for a purpose
  • Elements of composition
  • Who's driving the scene?
4. Understanding the Camera
  • Types of digital cameras
  • Simple cameras
  • Complex cameras
  • Recording, compression, and storage
5. Optics
  • What a lens actually does
  • Primes vs. Zooms
  • Choose a focal length
  • The components of depth of field
  • The aesthetics of depth of field
6. Exposure
  • The seven elements of exposure
  • The speed of the camera
  • What is correct exposure?
  • Light meters
7. Lighting
  • Picture the light in your mind
  • How much light do you need?
  • Basic lighting
  • Quality lighting
  • Lighting equipment
  • Grip equipment
8. Camera Movement
  • Why do we move the camera?
  • How camera movement relates to story
  • How do we move the camera?
  • Blocking and lighting
Conclusion
  • Make the best choices for your film

Taught by

Bill Dill

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