Light Extreme - Filmmaking Hollywood
Light Extreme - Filmmaking Hollywood
Cinematography Workshop Florence 2009

Two Weeks Combo - Film Video Cinematography Workshop 

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Set Building and Lighting
Methodes of Set Lighting. Overhead and Front Fill Light. Positions of Key Lights

  


 Film Camera - 16mm and 35mm
 Camera Movement, Focus Pull, Dynamic Composition

  



 

 

Video Camera
Introduction to RED Camera System








 Scene Lighting and Filming - Eloquence of Cinematic Expression
 Scene Direction, Lens Choices, Camera Position,  

   

  Every nuance of Camera Operation is
  observed by watchful eye of Instructor













Creative Lighting
Light Quality, Light Direction, Mood Creation, Elements of Mood, Lightinf FX
 
 Candle Light Effect

   Night Table Lamp Effect

 
 Instructor demonstrates lighting technique

    
 Much more challenging than
 Candle Light situation. 
 Necessity of maintenance 
 of an "iron logic" of  Light
 Intensity relationship 
 between Highlights.













All appearances of visible values are according to Mind Image that have been translated to Film with application of Zone System of Exposures. No looking in video monitor of course... Lighting from the Mind (!).


 Limbo Lighting
 Every Professional Cinematographer  should be familiar with techniques of  Limbo
 Lighting for commercial purposes of lighting Products like Cars and Motorcycles.
 Technique is a unique approach that deals with properties of Family of Angles
 that determine position of lighting instruments in such a way that they do not 
 reflect in a shiny subject.








Students Work on their Demo Reel Ideas
 
  









  
 
  

                                                                                                                    




















 





















 Natural Light Control

 




Lab and Sensitometry

Technical Director Marco gives an in-house tour of the Film Laboratory explaining process of film development and printing.