FVT1314 Camera & Lighting 1

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33 lesson series
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8 hours, 3 minutes of video

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Setting Up Your Camera
This quick-start tutorial will help you set-up the basic settings of your camera.

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Basic Shooting Techniques
Once your camera has been set-up, you're now ready to shoot on set. This lesson guides you through the camera settings you'll use to get each shot.

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Basic Framing Techniques
Learn the basics of how to frame your shots for professional results.

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An Overview of Cinematography
Learn the basic components of cinematography, the cinematographer's role, and how to work with the director.

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How a Cinematographer Preps a Project
Learn how a cinematographer first begins a project, starting with how to read and evaluate the script.

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Building the Camera Package
Learn the different components of the camera, accessories, and how to choose the tight combination for your project.

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How to Prep a Camera
Drew Lauer, from Hollywood Special Ops, takes us through the process of prepping a camera package for a shoot.

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How to Test a Lens
Learn how to test your lens and what problems to look for when preparing your equipment for a shoot.

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Shooting Digitally
Learn how to select and shoot on the proper digital format for your project.

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Imaging Sensor and ISO
Learn how the imaging sensor works and how to use the ISO as an exposure tool.

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Frame Rates
Learn about frame rates, how to choose the correct one, and the impact frame rates can have on your image.

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Tripods and Sliders
Learn the types of camera support equipment - from tripods to jibs - and how to properly use them.

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Introduction to Lenses
Learn about the attributes of the camera lens and how to choose the best lens for your production

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Taking Care of Lenses
Learn how to properly handle and care for a camera lens

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Focusing Techniques
Learn how to use focus tools - including the measuring technique, peaking, and 1:1 zoom to keep your shot in sharp focus

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How to Expose a Shot
From zebra strips and light meters to false color and waveform monitors, learn how to use these tools to get the perfect exposure.

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The Art of Exposure
We think of exposure as simply opening and closing the aperture, but it's really the balance of five settings, each of which alter the look of the shot.

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F-stops and T-Stops
Learn how f-stops and t-stops work, and how to use them as a measure of exposure.

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Lens Focal Length
Learn how the focal length of a lens affects the look of the shot.

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The Camera Shutter
Learn how the camera shutter works, its limitations, and how you can use use it to change the look of your footage.

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Managing Media
Today's filmmakers almost always shoot on a digital format, and that makes digital media the new film negative. Learn how to properly manage your on-set media.

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Intro to Light and Exposure
Learn the basics of exposure, latitude, the attributes of light, and the Inverse Square Law.

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Attributes of Light
Learn the basic attributes of light and how to craft it to achieve the ideal cinematic look.

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Using a Clapboard
Learn how to properly use one of the most iconic tools in the film industry.

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Using a Monitor
Production monitors are used on practically every set. In this module you will learn how to properly calibrate a production monitor to ensure that the image you see on screen is what is actually being recorded.

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Basic On-Set Safety
Learn basic on-set safety practices

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Composition
Learn compositional techniques including the rule of thirds, how the great painters used mathematical principals like the golden ratio to create the perfectly composed images, how to balance line, color, and shape, and then how to break these rules.

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Creating Depth
Learn techniques for crafting foreground, midground, and background elements, how to manage depth or flatness as a narrative tool, techniques used in network television shows to cheat depth, and the ways the camera lens can affect depth.

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Eye Lines
Learn how to choose the best eye line, directing techniques for ideal camera placement, how to overcome challenges when working with visual effects, and how to fine tune actor’s eyelines within mere inches to achieve the desired emotional impact.

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Framing People
Learn techniques for framing people from lead room to headroom, how networks and major studios influence framing choices of their programs, how to use single and dirty shots to convey connection or distance between characters, and how directors and cinematographers decide on common guidelines for each production.

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Shot Types
Learn the intricacies of framing, the basic shot types, advanced variations on these shot types, how to quickly communicate your vision to the cinematographer, and the emotional responsive invoked by various shot types.

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The Frame
Identify and work with different aspect ratios, manage conversions from film to HD, NTSC to HD, title safe requirements, and how various aspect ratios are adjusted for different exhibition and broadcast formats.

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Rule of 180
Learn the core fundamentals of screen direction, how to establish the line of action, the rule of 180, exceptions to the rule of 180, instances where the line of action doesn’t apply, how to shoot multiple character with an ever-moving line of action, and how to prepare your shot lists to avoid catastrophic editing problems.

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