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9/30/2016Follow along and learn the fundamentals required to shoot a story with a camera. Learn how to plan your production, assemble a crew, choose the right camera and lenses, and make creative choices that best fit the themes, characters, and story of your film. Bill covers the elements of composition, exposure, optics, lighting, and camera movement. Part 2 shows you how to put all these ideas together on set, and deliver the footage to an editor and director for assembly into a complete, coherent, and compelling story.
- Motion picture history
- Preproduction planning
- Working with a crew and actors
- Understanding the story
- Composition in film
- Working with different types of cameras
- Recording, compression, and storage
- Choosing a lens and focal length
- Finding the correct exposure
- Lighting a scene
- Lighting and grip equipment
- Camera movement
Skill Level Beginner
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(upbeat music) - Hi, I'm Bill Dill, ASC Cinematographer and welcome to my foundations course on narrative film cinematography. Combining my love for cinematography, and technical expertise, I'll take you through the basic concepts you'll need to create your own narrative film as a cinematographer. First, I'll touch on a brief history on the motion picture. I'll talk about the importance of pre-production planning and why this is necessary before you even think about touching a camera.
Next, we'll take a look the principles of visual storytelling. Then, we'll investigate the elements of composition in motion pictures. And how that differs from still photography. I'll discuss keeping the audience oriented in the fictional world you've created and how to convey which characters are driving your scenes. Next, I'll discuss some digital camera options and how to record, compress, and store your media once you've completed your shoot. We'll go through choices in optics, and explore the creative use of lens focal length as well as depth of field.
Finally, we'll explore the creative use of exposure, lighting, and camera movement, needed to tell your story expressively. Cinematography is not only my livelihood, but also my passion. And I'm very excited to share my industry insight with you. Let's get rolling.
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 33s
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1. Before You Start Filming
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Pre-production planning2m 53s
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Develop a process4m 30s
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Assemble your crew4m 52s
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The actor's perspective2m 54s
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2. Principles of Storytelling
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The basics of storytelling4m 12s
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Understand the story2m 22s
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3. Composition
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Communicate with shapes5m 24s
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Orient the audience4m 13s
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Elements of composition6m 36s
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Who's driving the scene?3m 45s
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4. Understanding the Camera
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Types of digital cameras3m 47s
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Simple cameras1m 51s
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Complex cameras2m 33s
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5. Optics
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Primes vs. Zooms4m 15s
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Choose a focal length5m 14s
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6. Exposure
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The speed of the camera4m 33s
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What is correct exposure?4m 25s
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Light meters4m 39s
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7. Lighting
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How much light do you need?4m 52s
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Basic lighting4m 23s
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Quality lighting6m 11s
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Lighting equipment4m 27s
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Grip equipment3m 45s
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8. Camera Movement
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How do we move the camera?5m 23s
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Blocking and lighting4m 31s
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