HBA Film Studies - Cinematography

Cinematography

Cinematography Basics

Learn to juggle and see how over cranking affects motion.

Watch the above video to see slow motion created by overcranking.

See how shutter speed affects the perception of motion in this short video.

Review what you learned about cinematography by viewing this video on the basic shot types.

Prepare for storyboarding by watching this video on storyboarding.

Watch the above video to learn how to use the Sony FX3 with the Rokinon Cinema DS manual focus lenses.

Watch the above tutorial to learn how to use the Panasonic AG-DVX 200 4K camera

Watch the above video to learn to set up a shoulder rig with a follow focus.

Learn how to use the Manfrotto 3046 tripod with the 501 fluid pan head by watching the above video.

Learn to set up at basic track dolly by watching this tutorial.

Watch this tutorial to learn to put a jib on a tripod.

Learn how to slate a film by watching the above video.

Get a better idea of how motion pictures work by making your own Thaumatropes and Zoetrope animations.
- Bird in Cage Thaumatrope Template
- Blank Thaumatrope Template
- Blank Zoetrope strips (for use in a zoetrope)

Learn the basics of cinematography by viewing the presentation on this page and completing the Cinematography Basics Unit Guide.

Apply what you learned about cinematography by completing the Cinematography Project found here.

Watch a short scene from a movie and storyboard it using these blank storyboards.

Intro to Filmmaking students can watch the Basic Shot Types & Storyboarding videos on this page and then storyboard the scene that they wrote for Screenplay Project 1 using the Storyboard Project and these blank storyboards.

Visit the Photography Mapped and experiment with exposure using this simulator and see how aperture, shutter speed, ISO, and light come together to create proper exposure.