If you’re looking to advance your filmmaking knowledge by learning the tools and techniques that will get your camera knowledge ready for a film set, this workshop will help you take several big steps down that road. You will learn not just the camera technology, but also how to apply it, because while filmmaking is very technical, that technical knowledge is only a means to an end. Knowing how to navigate the camera settings and quickly prep a camera for shooting gives you more time to spend on the creative aspects of filmmaking such as framing, choosing the appropriate lens and practicing camera movement to make each shot work as effectively as possible to tell the overall story.

This workshop is for people who already have the basics of how to use a camera under their belt and will take your knowledge to the next level by teaching you the tools, techniques and information you need to work with a professionally rigged camera for use on a film set.

This will be a heavily hands on workshop that will be a mix of information, demonstration and practical exercise. You will learn how to setup a film camera, what all the parts do, many of the camera settings and how they are used in different shooting situations.Together as a team we will plan out and shoot a pre-scripted scene. This will be a collaborative effort with me acting as director. However, before planning the shoot we will review camerawork theory, which will have been covered more in depth in the First Step Camera Workshop. We will then looking at lighting diagrams, storyboards and shot lists to better understand how we can break our scene down into the individual shots that best tell our story, creating a shot list to efficiently utilize a film set’s most valuable currency, time. This exercise will familiarize you not only with technical camera information, but also how to operate quickly in order to allow more time for creativity.

The workshop will be taught in English and will be limited to 10 participants to give everyone the opportunity to have as much hands on time as possible.

Everyone in the class will get the opportunity to setup the cinema camera, use all the accessories, such as the follow focus, and shoot part of the scene.

Unlike the First Step Camera Workshop, you do not need to bring your own camera, though it doesn’t hurt to have it on hand if you have one. If you would like to attend both workshops, the price for both workshops is 449€.

If you have any questions or would like to know more, feel free to reach out to me at alexdepew@gmail.com.

Schedule:

Day 1

Saturday, June 15, 2019 – 09:00 – 18:00

Cameras used in professional filmmaking

Mid-level and pro-level Film Cameras
What to look for when renting equipment
Event, documentary, and narrative camera choices at different budgets

Codecs and bidepth

Raw, Log, compressed codecs
Picture profiles and LUT’s
Bit depth explained
Sensor size and crop factor
Dynamic range explained

Exposure and exposure tools

False color, Waveform, Histogram, Zebras
Protecting your highlights
Exposing your subject correctly – skin tones
Light meters & lighting ratios with demonstration
Maintaining consistency between shots

Focus

Wireless follow focus – setup and use
Focus monitor and peaking
Creating marks and measuring distance

Tools of the trade & misc camera knowledge dump

Filters – filters you can’t replicate in post & when to use which filter
Tripods and heads
Slating (clapper) and set commands
Video Village monitor setup
High capacity batteries – powering everything
Rolling shutter and moire – how to minimize their effect
Pushing footage until it breaks to learn your camera’s limits

Building up a cinema camera package for a shoot

Build up the Sony FS7 – cinema lenses, follow focus, focus monitor, wireless transmitter,  & video village monitor.
In camera settings  – white balance, frame rate, shutter speed, exposure