Photography for Filmmakers: Learning the Frame
Camille DeBose, MA, MFA
Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(132)
In this three week course students will learn to use photography to pre visualize cinematic storytelling.
Class experience
This course is for beginning, intermediate, or advanced students who have an interest in filmmaking. Our focus will be on learning to control the frame. Understanding the fundamental shots (e.g. Long shot, Close shot, Low angle shot) and the different film genres will be the focus of our learning objectives. This photography course will be the beginning of an understanding of Cinematography. If we can set up and control the frame of a photograph, then we can set the scene for a movie....
Students will improve their understanding of the cinematic frame as well as the different conventions of cinematic genre. For example, one activity is to control the light and shadows within the frame to create a scene that works for a thriller.
I hold a terminal MFA in Cinema Production. I currently teach media production and theory courses at a large, accredited university in the U.S.
Homework Offered
Assessments Offered
Both informal and formal assessment is available upon request. Feedback will be given daily.Grades Offered
Camera Tripod (for their specific camera) Ability to transfer images from the camera to a portfolio space Colored light bulb (lamp or flashlight) Bit of gauzy material for diffusion/obstruction
Optional text: Cinematography: Theory and Practice - Blain Brown
Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(132)
My courses are all about the media we love and the world we live in. Movies, TV, Video games, and our larger social world are my favorite things to wonder about. My courses explore Ethics, Social Science, Philosophy, and the way stories are...
Group Class
$144
for 9 classes3x per week, 3 weeks
65 min
Live video meetings
Ages: 11-16
3-12 learners per class
