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FILM 430 - Cinematography


Description:
Combined lecture and intensive, hands-on camera and lighting skills course focused on the art and technique of cinematic composition; technical emphasis on lighting equipment and strategies, camera systems and operation, distinctions between film and digital formats, and the cinematographer’s aesthetic contribution to the story. Formerly COM 430; students may not receive credit for both. Course will be offered every year. Course will not have an established scheduling pattern.

Prerequisites:
Prerequisite: FILM 380.

Credits: (4)

Learner Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

  • Appropriately employ and discriminate amongst various lens, camera, and support system options
  • Demonstrate complex visual messaging through application of camera, lens, and support system mastery. 
  • Construct a standard methodology for approaching lighting design and composition.
  • Formulate and begin to define one’s own artistic visual style.
  • Diagnose and defend the efficacy of various approaches (technical and conceptual) to visual storytelling. 
Learner Outcomes Approval Date:
5/18/17



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