Photometry course in video and digital cinema April 2014

 

Until now in digital video it seemed that the only valid tool to evaluate exposure was the waveform monitor, leaving behind past instruments. However, since the incursion of raw video, other tools have appeared, such as false color, which also help in the work of exposure. This, together with the recent incursion of light meters that allow loading digital cinema gamma curves, has changed the way of moving and evaluating light on set.

This course on photometry in video and digital cinema will cover all the tools currently available to the cinematographer: from the waveform to the photometer, from the histogram to Red’s HDRx and will explain which are the most appropriate according to the type of shooting to be carried out: raw, log, linear, etc.

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: 270€ (230€ booking before March 26th and April 19th, extended discount period). You can get up to 20% discount if you sign up for several courses. Discounts are not cumulative.

WHEN: Saturday, April 26th. Schedule from 10h to 14h and 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: FTM17-260414

AIMED AT: Directors of photography, camera operators, data management, DIT’s, camera assistants, colorists, directors, filmmakers and in general video and photography professionals who want to learn how to expose and evaluate exposure in digital cinema.

PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE: Basic cinematographic knowledge.

 

CONTENTS:

THEORETICAL BLOCK

• Units of measurement in photometry
• Basic concepts photometry
• Measuring instruments:
  Incident Photometer
  Reflected Photometer
• Photometry applied to high-end cameras
• Video signal, white, black and neutral gray level.
• Raw Log and Video
• Gamma curves
• Measuring instruments:
  Waveform monitor
  Histograms
  False color
• Adjustment letters
• Assessment of sensitivity and its influence on the latitude of a camera.
• New photometers with digital gamma curves

PRACTICAL BLOCK

• Assembly and description of the practice equipment.
• Practice of measurements of sensitivity, latitude, etc.
• Viewing and evaluation of practices

 

TEAM LISTING

• Red Scarlet Camera
• Sony F3 camera
• Sony lens set
• Filter holder
• Follow Focus
• Batteries and charger
• Feeder
• Camera tripod
• Waveform and Vectorscope Monitor
• Full HD Image Monitor
• Computer with Davinci and Raw programs
• Camera card reader
• Reflected photometer
• Incident photometer
• Sekonic L758 Cine Digital Master
• Neutral gray letters
• Dynamic range measurement chart
• Color chart
• 3 Quartz 1 Kw
• 4 Fresnell 1 Kw
• 2 Fresnell 1 Kw
• Tripods
• Esticos
• Racks
• Gauze and silk set
• Diffusers
• ND Filters

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

Camera equipment supplied by Nómada Media

All course practices must be carried out by the students, who will be responsible for setting up and configuring the camera and lighting equipment under the supervision of the course instructor.

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.