Cinematography Scene Deconstruction: | Free Udemy Course

Filmmaking is not all about blasting every film production gears and voila film is ready.welcome to this course in Cinematography Analysis and Breakdown of Hollywood Movie Scenes. My name is Isaac Albert, with years of filmmaking experience.Speaking of Cinematography, there’s more at play. Whoever you may want to be in the industry, or whatever area of the filmmaking you’re into; be you Real Estate Filmmaker, Wedding Filmmaker, Music video Filmmaker, Travel Filmmaker, Documentary Filmmaker, Product Ad Filmmaker, Vlogging filmmaker, Sport Filmmaker or as in the case of the Hollywood’s, Narrative Filmmaking as a movie producer. Whatever it is you do, know this that every creative decision has a consequence on the final film product.Whatever area of expertise you belong in the creative industry, be you Cinematographer, Gaffer, Audio guy, Director, AD, DP, ADP, Script supervisor Focus Puller, Editor, Trailer Editor, VFX Artist, Colorist, or an indie Producer who wears many Hats. and so on.Whoever you are, whatever role you play. It is essential to know that the final product of filmmaking is influenced by the intentional technical and Logistic decisions and choices made by the industry professionals at preproduction, production and postproduction process of the Film.That technical and Logistic decisions and choices make movie or film production a professional creative venture ruled by a collective intentional choices of the experts in the industry.Therefore, everything that appears on the screen, has a creative reason and meaning for being there, as they serve the intentional choices made by the experts. The framing size of the film, the shot type, the shot angle, the Lens type, the lighting type, the film format, the composition of the frame, the color tone of the scene, even the set location and so on serve a purpose. Hollywood, being in the business of emotion, make these intentional choices to convey emotional experiences of the players in the screen. Thereby intensifying emotions of the characters through the careful use of filmmaking elements and techniques so as to trigger emotional response from the audience.Everything you do must serve a purpose, they’re not just there just because you want to show off your creative muscle.That is why I have created this course, to show you how and why creative professionals do what they do in the industry. This is a critical breakdown and analysis of real Hollywood Movie. Deconstructing each extracted shots to the bare bone and decoding the meaning behind each element and technique that made up the Film production.In this course, you’re going to learn a wide range of things.You’re going to Learn and be acquainted with insider Creative decisions.You will learnCinematography in General. The real practical exercises of what cinematography is really all about.You’ll also learn How professional cinematographers use Lighting to convey emotion in the scene. How they shape light for different creative reasons, different type of lighting equipment they use, and why they use them in the scene. As we get acquainted with cinematography techniques in; Natural Lighting, Daylighting, Controlled or Artificial Lighting, Cinematic Lighting, Soft Vs Hard Lighting, Diffused Lighting, What are Light Diffusers, what is C-stand and its functions. And so on.You will also learn Lens choices for different type of shots and framing size. Long Lens, Wide Angle Lens, Ultra-Wide-Angle Lens, Telephoto Lens, Film Format, Focal Length, Depth of Field and so on. You will learn compositional rules, why professionals place players in a certain corner of the frame. Right heavy, Left Heavy, Balanced and Symmetrical composition rules.You will learn different types of shots and the meaning behind their use in the scene, you will also learn something called shot combo; how professionals combine different type of shots in a single shot to amplify the intended emotion in the character in the screen and trigger emotional response in the audience. Wide Framing size plus Low angle plus Dutch angle, and High angle plus Dutch angle, Plus Close framing size. Close up, extreme close up or choker, medium shot, Medium wide shot, Medium close up, insert shot, Point of view shot, cutaway, B-roll shot. And so onYou will also learn how and why colorist grade the movie the way they do it.By the end of each lesson, the list to what you will learn in a single screenshot extracted from a professional Movie is unlimited. The goal is to get you more skilled and increase your expertise in film production and tech you how it is done by the industry professionals so that you too can do the same thing in your own unique creative way.This course is jampacked with a lot of practical exercises, and presents the breakdown and analysis in a relatable and most interactive analytical sense.All you need in order to participate successfully in this course is a basic of fundamental of filmmaking, and you’ll be fine.This course is created for beginner or intermediate cinematographers, filmmakers, and indie film producers. It is also made for film students who want to learn beyond their lecture hall.If I were you, I will Jump right in already!Who this course is for:This course is created for beginner or intermediate cinematographers, filmmakers, and indie film producers. It is also made for film students who want to learn beyond their lecture hall.

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