Feature Film Cinematography

Assessment 

Each student will present a Portfolio that includes all the work done during in the semester (film analysis, photos, exercises, reports, semester films, pre production materials). Students will discuss their progress and work and will form the grade together with the teacher.

Syllabus

Goal of the course is to understand and participate in the process cinematographers have to take when preparing to shoot a feature film. From reading the script to previsualization, location scouting, shooting tests and deciding the schedule. Also to understand different genres and approaches to visual storytelling. What can the cinematographer bring to the project according to the source material and the director's vision. Complementarity, the subject will acquire knowledge about the Pre-Production Package that’s part of the 2nd year graduation project.

Objective

After the completion of the course the student has the skills and knowledge of methods how to:

• analyze and interpret the screenplay for the screen;
• plan and execute a full-length feature film while taking into account the timeframes and different stages of film creation;
• prepare the film both technically and artistically: from previsualization to camera tests and scheduling;
• approach projects in different ways and use all the possibilities of visual language;
• read, interpret and analyze film from a cinematographers viewpoint.