Cinematography Course Schedule Saturday: 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM Sunday through Wednesday: 4:30 to 9:00 PM Instructor: Christopher Turiello E:
[email protected] Wednesday 4/20/16 Reading: Kris Malkiewicz, “Cameras” , Cinematography pp. 1-8, 12-35 Dave Viera, “Basic Lighting Concepts” Lighting for Film and Digital Cinematography, pp. 4-15 Dave Viera, “Basic Exposure Concepts” Lighting for Film and Digital Cinematography, pp. 51-61 Background Reading: Kandel & Schwartz, “The Retina and Phototransduction” Principles of Neural Science, pp. 344-347 Kandel & Schwartz, “Anatomy of the Central Visual Pathways” Principles of Neural Science, pp. 356-358 Saturday, 4/23/16 Part I: Camera Mechanics • Types of Lenses • Digital Sensors • Fundamentals of Lighting and Exposure Film: Clip from Light Fantastic episode 1: beginning until 29:00, Light beginnings, Bacon Lighting for film and Digital Fundamentals of Lighting 1. Light Quality 2. Color Temperature 3. Light source direction 4. Shadow Exercise: Lighting fundamentals; how to control quality, color, shadow. Film: Kamal Reading clip ***Exercise: Building a Camera Obscura Film: Clip from Orson Welles Learning the Camera: 4:55 - 6:28 Cinematography 1. Principle of intermittent movement 2. Camera speeds 3. Shutter Clip of Light Fantastic - Photography begin at 38:53 -- 15 mins. Film: Clip from Light Fantastic - lenses 1:30 + telescope clips 4. Lenses a. F stops & t stops b. Lens speed c. Coatings d. Optimal range e. Focusing f. Zoom lenses g. Optical attachments and close up work h. Tilt focus i. Anamorphic lenses j. Lens mounts 5. Optics a. Depth of field b. Depth of focus c.