Cinematography: Shooting and Lighting for Film & Digital

About this course

The workshop combines technical explanations with examples, lighting-plan demonstrations and practical shooting. It covers camera operation for film and digital video, including frame ratios, lens selection, camera movement, depth of field, focus pulling and manual camera functions such as white balance and shutter speed. Participants also explore lighting for studio, location and available-light situations, comparing hard and soft light, colour temperature, exposure, film stocks, gain and filters. Additional camera maintenance work includes setting up cameras, loading magazines, changing lenses and fitting or adjusting video-assist equipment and other accessories.

What you'll learn

• Operate film and digital cameras using functions such as white balance, shutter speed and manual focus.
• Select lenses and apply framing, camera movement, depth-of-field and focus-pulling techniques.
• Set up lighting using hard and soft light for studio, location and available-light conditions.
• Assess colour temperature and exposure using film stocks, gain, filters and light meters.
• Load magazines, change lenses and fit or adjust video-assist equipment and other camera accessories.
• Compare technical considerations when shooting on different formats and for documentary or drama.

Is this course right for you?

The course is listed as suitable for all levels and combines technical explanation with active camera and lighting work. Participants move from studying examples and demonstrations to taking part in practical shooting and camera setup exercises.