Video optics and digital cinema course April 2014

In the daily work of the camera team we hear every day a multitude of types and brands of lenses. Zeiss, Canon, Sony, Ultraprime, Cooke, etc. Is the only difference between them their brightness, can they all deliver 4K resolution, what about 8K, what about the different “textures” of each lens, what about PL, B4 or EF mounts?

In this digital cinema lenses course 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 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 optics 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: 290€ (250€ booking before March 23rd, April 16th, extended discount period). You can get a discount of up to 20% through our discounts. Non-cumulative discounts

WHEN: Wednesday, April 23rd. 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: LNT23-230414

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
• Arri/Zeiss Masterprime PL T1.3 50mm Optics
• Cooke S5i PL T1.4 50mm Cooke Optics
• Lens Angenieux Optimo DP PL T2.8 30-80mm
• Lens Canon EF F1.6 50mm
• Lens Canon EF F2.8 70-300mm
• Sony PL T2 35mm lens
• Sony PL T2 50mm lens
• Sony PL T2 85mm lens
• Canon B4 F1.8-2.7 F1.8-2.7 8.5-170mm lens
• Sekonic 758C Photometer
• MFO HD Astro 3208
• Full HD monitor
• Apple Imac 27″

The equipment used may vary slightly depending on the availability of the rental house, guaranteeing similar or superior equipment to those shown here. Likewise, the course will have a variety of lighting equipment to be used for the practices, complementing the camera equipment.

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.