H68.2126.901       2 Credits

Lighting is the basis of cinematography. Learning the nuances of controlling source and shadow in order to create a mood and a feeling will advance the ultimate goal as filmmakers: to tell a good story.  In this class you will get practical experience, with the tools and the hardware used in the industry, and you will work through the aesthetic decisions every cinematographer must make. But lighting is just part of the story. The heart of cinematography is composition: camera placement, camera angles, camera movement and lens choice, which together with the lighting style will give your films their unique life.  Specifically we will learn: the Arri SR2, essential lighting and grip equipment, color film stocks, hard light vs. soft light, location shooting, color temperature and fluorescent lights, exterior lighting and control of natural light, covering a scene and continuity from a cinematographer's point of view, composition, and camera and actor choreography.  In each class, we will look at selected scenes from popular films and recreate them, using the elements noted above.

Additional sections of the same course (H68.2126.902, .903, etc.) may be offered.