FNMS 298 - Cinematography

Cinematography offers a focused study on the aesthetics, technology, and craft of image-making for film and television. Through hands-on demonstrations, exercises, and in-class challenges, students will engage with the fundamentals of composition, optics and lighting and learn to apply them in a storytelling context. As students develop their skills, they will learn how to achieve the best possible cinematic images through the design of advanced camera movement, camera techniques and lighting techniques. This course will also provide valuable skill sets needed to work on a motion picture film set. Students will have the opportunity to work with specialized equipment such as C-stands, lighting kits, follow-focus, Dana Dolly, jib arms, gimbal stabilizers, and more. Furthermore, best practices in film production such as safety and crew relations will be emphasized.

Credits 4

Notes
From time to time, departments design a new course to be offered either on a one-time basis or an experimental basis before deciding whether to make it a regular part of the curriculum. Last offered Fall 2023.

Area
Creative Arts

Division
Arts & Humanities

Compass Attributes
Creative Arts