<p>Laboratory, three hours. Introduction to design elements of cinematography with special emphasis on supporting course 411C. Study of preproduction visualization tools and techniques for cinematographers with emphasis on lighting, lens, camera, composition, movement, and color design. Assignments train students on proper field production etiquette and procedures, as well as allow for experimentation and technical growth. Hands-on exercises and workshops of increasing complexity designed to understand skills used for visualizing and executing design, compositional balance, and exposure of cinematographic fiction storytelling. Letter grading.</p>

Film and Television

School of Theater, Film, and Television

Film, Television, and Digital Media

FILM TV 414C - Tools and Techniques: Cinematography III

Tools and Techniques: Cinematography III

●	Develop forward thinking skills to pre-visualize a variety of aesthetic and conceptual visual models.

●	Exercise their proﬁciency in the processes of camera operating, concept construction, and lighting design to enhance narrative storytelling.

●	Enforce industry standards for production hierarchy, vocabulary and on set etiquette.

●	Practice the lighting and camera design of your ﬁrst year ﬁnal narrative production ﬁlm.

●	Understand the theory and methodology behind motion picture composition, framing, movement, color, and lighting and apply the theory to a class projects.

General Catalog

Tools and Techniques: Cinematography III

FILM TV 414C

4 units