Course ID: | EMST 6041. 4 hours. |
Course Title: | Camera and Lighting I |
Course Description: | A hands-on course that trains students in the aesthetic and technical aspects of camera and lighting for episodic television and narrative film production. Students will be exposed to a variety of lighting and camera styles and the instruments and equipment used to plan and execute them. |
Oasis Title: | Camera and Lighting I |
Semester Course Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. |
Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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Course Objectives: | This is an intensive, hands-on course that examines the technology
and aesthetics of lighting and motion picture camera work, as well
as the techniques, the thought processes, and the methodology of
how a scene gets lit, made ready to shoot, and shot. In this
course, students will complete weekly camera and lighting
exercises, with an emphasis on understanding the relationship
between time, budget, and working efficiently with each department
of a production crew. |
Topical Outline: | I. Fundamentals of Lighting: An exploration of the process,
requirements, and tools of the lighting process. Special emphasis
on quality of light, direction relative to subject, and fill
ratios.
II. Exposure Theory: An examination, through shooting exercises
and tests, of film/sensor response to light, brightness
perception, ISO/ASA speeds, and lighting source distance.
III. Basic Scene Lighting: Analysis and practice of three- and
five-point lighting, contrast, mood, and genre lighting.
IV. Composition and Shot Size: An examination of aspect ratios,
frame axes, camera angles, depth cues, and focal points. These
principles will be taught through in-class execution of wide,
medium, and close up shots.
V. Dynamic Range and Contrast Ratios: Discussion of various
cameras and sensors and their ability to handle a wide range of
brightness in a scene followed by testing and in-class
exercises. Special emphasis on the minimum amount of light a camera
needs, highlights, and gamma and knee settings.
VI. Camera Placement and Camera Movement: Classroom shooting
exercises that explore how to manipulate time, space, and
aesthetic distance through camera movement and camera placement.
Special emphasis on how the camera impacts narrative meaning.
VII. Color Theory: An analysis of hue, value, and color
temperature and their narrative impact on story and the
emotional response of the audience. Color mixing and stylistic
choices in color control will also be explored. |
Honor Code Reference: | UGA Student Honor Code: "I will be academically honest in all of
my academic work and will not tolerate academic dishonesty of
others." A Culture of Honesty, the University's policy and
procedures for handling cases of suspected dishonesty, can be
found at www.uga.edu/ovpi. Every course syllabus should include
the instructor's expectations related to academic integrity. |