STUDY PROGRAMME
Media Design and Multimedia Arts

AFAM CODE
ABPR31

DISCIPLINARY AREA
Photography

DISCIPLINARY FIELD
Direction of photography

CREDITS
8

APPROACH
Theoretical/project based

This course presents the analysis of cinema and non-cinema intended works to foster the students’ creativity in relation with their artistic, composition and visual choices referred to audio-visual images. The purpose is for the students to reach awareness and maturity in the identification of suitable technical solutions for cinematography by making a practical use of them. Also, setting-up will be covered, based on the professional methods of pre-production: direction and production documents, casting, on set organisation, budgeting, communication with other departments.

The programme grants 8 credits, divided as follows:

• CINEMATOGRAPHY: 4 CFA

• PREPRODUCTION: 4 CFA

Successful students will be able to:

• Choose the most suitable photographic technique when filming

• Be familiar with different light fittings and their uses

• Apply light design principles to obtain specific effects

• Organize complex productions with suitable supporting documentation

CINEMATOGRAPHY:

• Point of view and composition

• Film lighting

• Classification of lenses

• Study and parameters of exposure

• Types of light projector

• Greenscreen lighting

• Colour temperatures, light quality and study of colours

• Case studies and lighting of static and moving objects

PREPRODUCTION:

• Production phases in audio visual productions

• Setting-up operations

• Locations research

• Production and organisation plan

• Casting organisation

• In line production

• Budgeting

This is a theoretical/project based course.

The students will take part in the following activities, which may vary depending on the development of different projects:

• Classroom lectures

• Use of tutorials, videos or other media tools

• Exercises and revisions

• Workshops

• Individual or group projects

• Individual or group study and research

Assessment tools may include:

• Graded exercises with a final oral exam

Further details about the exams will be provided by the professors.

The final grade will result from the weighted average of the programme modules.

• Brown, B. (2016) Cinematography: Theory and Practice: Image Making for Cinematographers and Directors: Volume 3, Routledge.

• Block, B. (2007) The Visual Story: Creating the Visual Structure of Film, TV and Digital Media, Focal Press Ed.

• Jackman, J. (2010) Lighting for Digital Video & Television, Focal Press Ed.

• Rabiger, M. (2013) Directing: Film Techniques and Aesthetics, Focal Press Ed.

• Storaro, V. (2010) Writing with light, Mondadori Electa.

Many of the recommended sources, together with additional material, are also available online on MyNaba, in the Library section.

Books and resources might be requested or suggested by the professors.