Digital video and film optics course December 2013

In the daily work of the camera team we hear every day a multitude of types and brands of lenses. Zeiss, Digiprime, Masterprime, Ultraprime, Cooke, Anamorphic, etc. Is the only difference between them their brightness, can they all give 4K resolution, and 8K for UHDTV, what are the different “textures” of each lens, what is PL, B4 or EF?

In this course of optics for digital cinema we will evaluate the different professional lenses from a technical and artistic point of view. After a theoretical introduction we will see how to test resolution and aberrations in lenses of the three mounts, how to match different lenses or how anamorphic optics affect the different sensors. And we will also see what makes a cinematographer choose one or the other at an artistic level: black reproduction, skin tones, chromatic ranges, etc. In short, a fundamental course for all those who work with film or video lenses in their daily professional life.

TEACHER: Rafa Roche.

Rafa Roche, cinematographer specializing in digital cinema and stereoscopy is one of the leading figures in digital cinema in Spain. He is a member of the AEC and ACTV, Independent certified Expert of Sony and partner of Ars Stereoscopica. His more than 20 years of experience in the industry and the last 10 years working as a director of photography have led him to work in feature films, documentaries, television and advertising and to be one of the gurus of digital photography in Spain. A great communicator, he has developed his teaching skills in numerous centers and courses nationwide and through his own training project, Roche HD.

DURATION: 8 hours.

PRICE: 315€ (270€ booking before November 19th). You can get a discount of up to 20% through our discounts. Non-cumulative discounts

WHEN: Thursday, December 19th. Schedule from 10h to 14h from 15:30h to 19:30h (may vary slightly).

WHERE: CES Audiovisual Campus. You have all the information about how to get there here. If you need any kind of information you can contact 709 MR by email or telephone (668840783).

COURSE CODE: LNT109-191213

AIMED AT: Directors of photography, camera operators, Data Management, DIT’s, camera assistants, directors, filmmakers and in general video and photography professionals who want to learn the differences between the different optics of video and digital cinema.

PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE: Basic cinematographic knowledge.

 

CONTENTS:

THEORETICAL BLOCK

• What is a lens? Characteristics and properties.
• Types of lenses: Converging and Diverging.
• Lens design. Interpretation of a lens diagram.
• Lens aberrations
• Maintenance and cleaning of optics.
• Color matching or machining of optics
• Lens evaluation systems: Imatest
• Focus, diaphragm and zoom systems.
• Collimation of objectives and back focal length.
• Types and classification of optics today:
• Types of frames
• Classification according to focal length.
• Spherical and anamorphic lenses (2x and 1.3x)
• Special lenses, macro lenses, close-up lenses…
• Optics considerations for new high-resolution CMOS sensors.
• Electronic lens adjustments: White shading, lens files, CAC files, etc.
• Accessories for lenses.
• How to work with the different lenses.

PRACTICAL BLOCK

• Check and description of lenses, cameras and image control equipment for testing.
• Carrying out comparative tests between the different lenses of the course.
• Resolution, sharpness, contrast, aberrations, etc. tests. Color grading
• Specific practices for each optician’s office.
• Viewing and conclusions

LIST OF CAMERA EQUIPMENT

• PL mount camera (4K resolution or higher)
• EF mount camera (1080 or higher)
• B4 mount camera (1080 or higher)
• Optics testing card set
• Zeiss Digiprime 50mm Optics
• Zeiss Ultraprime 50mm Optics
• Zeiss Masterprime 50mm Optics
• Cooke S5i 50mm Optics
• Cooke S4i 50mm Optics
• Canon Cinema 50mm Lens
• Sony 50mm optics
• Schneider Xenon Optics 50mm
• 100mm anamorphic optics
• Fisheye optics
• Angenieux Optimo DP Optics
• Zeiss Compact Prime 23-80 Zoom Lenses
• MFO HD Astro 3208
• MFO HD multifunction Astro WM-3014
• Sony BVM-E250 OLED Monitor
• Apple Imac 27″
• Various other camera equipment and optics pending confirmation of availability

The equipment used may vary slightly depending on the availability of the rental house, guaranteeing equipment similar or superior to those shown here.

Likewise, the course will have a variety of lighting equipment for use in the practices, complementing the camera equipment.

Camera equipment supplied by Ovide, Ceproma and Video Cine Import

The student will be able to take all the video material generated during the course on a personal hard disk.

You can download the documentation for the course here.

For any further information please contact us at info@709mediaroom.com.