Advanced Cinematography (476-0-20)

Instructors

Jeff Clayton Brown

Meeting Info

Louis Hall 106: Mon 5:00PM - 8:50PM

Overview of class

This class will continue in your development as a visual artist in moving images by focusing on advanced ideas of coverage, craft, and lighting. You will focus your personal style and develop it as well as increase your body of knowledge and skill set in cinematography: lighting, lenses, cameras, and techniques. We will work with advanced lighting techniques and equipment, coverage concepts, and problem solving.

We will also watch and dissect films, both short and feature-length, and you will read essays, articles, handouts, and assigned readings from the texts. You are expected to complete the readings; there will be quizzes to encourage you. Discussion of the films is a key part of exploring the craft.

Note: this is not a course designed to teach you how to use a specific camera. Use of almost any camera is acceptable, including any camera you personally own. Cameras from the cage can be checked out based on your particular qualifications / class or workshop completion.

We will also build one or two DIY lights at the end of the quarter for each student to keep.

Registration Requirements

RTVF 380 or 381/374 is required to take this course.

Class Materials (Required)

Grip materials, including substantial flat-head screwdriver or multi-tool, grip gloves, and gaff tape

Class Materials (Suggested)

External hard drive for footage

Enrollment Requirements

Enrollment Requirements: Prerequisite: Student must have completed EITHER RTVF 380-0, 381-0 or RTVF 374-0 to enroll.