Cinematography: An Intro to Lighting & Operating
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Course Info
What's included?
Cinematography is much more than making pretty pictures and beautiful lighting. It has a ‘language’, and it’s about shooting films in a way that serves, and sometimes elevates, a script. In a larger crew, the cinematographer is the Director of Photography, managing a large camera department and working to schedule and budget. Still, the task is the same: to create a visually powerful work.
This 3-day workshop with Andrew Speller, ACO, will give an introduction to the art of cinematography, with a particular emphasis on lighting, lenses, movement, staging and working as a unit.
Schedule
DAY ONE
- Working as a unit (department roles)
- Light, lenses, exposure control
- Composition
- Staging – choreographing action for the camera
- Designing a shot
- Simple scenarios with 2 people
- Lighting for movement
- Lighting for different times of day
- Lighting for different moods.
The group will be divided into two units of five: Groups A & B. Each group will be offered a choice of scene from selected films. The exercise is to choose and then replicate that scene, creating the same “look” – mood and atmosphere. Group A shoots in the morning. Group B shoots in the afternoon.
The workshop is suitable for individuals with a basic knowledge of cameras who are considering a career in a camera department, entering film school at the MA level, or industry camera technicians and trainees seeking to expand their skills. It is designed for directors who wish to enhance their understanding of the camera’s function in visual storytelling and learn more about lighting and camera operation.
Who is this for?
This course is an introduction to cinematography and so suitable for beginners, as well as those with some experience using camera equipment.
Terms and Conditions
By completing this booking, you confirm that you have read and agree to the London Film School Workshops and Short Courses Terms and Conditions (linked below). You have the right to cancel within 14 days of purchase for a full refund unless the course has already begun, in which case your right to cancel may be reduced or lost. After this period, bookings are non-refundable except where the course is cancelled by London Film School. In such cases, liability is limited to a refund of the course fee only. London Film School shall not be liable for any additional costs, including travel or accommodation. All courses are subject to availability and may be amended or cancelled where necessary.
Tutor
Andrew Speller, GBCT. ACO
CinematographerAndrew Speller, GBCT. ACO
CinematographerAndrew Speller is an experienced Cinematographer and Camera Operator with a professional career in the Film industry of over 30 years. An early passion for drawn, painted, photographed, static or moving images, developed into filmmaking.
Documentary experience shaped an intuitive awareness of being able to read situations as they evolved, to find the shots that supported the emotion and an ability to get the camera to where it should be to tell the story, readily transferred to narrative filmmaking in TV Drama and Features.
Andrew’s experience of working with high profile Directors and DP’s in both Film and Digital formats, informs his approach to teaching Cinematography.
In 2008 Andrew joined the prestigious London Film School as a Senior Lecturer in Cinematography. Now as a visiting lecturer Andrew teaches at several other film schools in the UK and EU.
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