Cinematography For Artists
Cinematography for Artists is actually two courses in one. You'll get over 16 hours of video instruction about photography, videography, cinematography, storyboarding, storytelling and how to use all of these to advance your art. This is not your normal photography course as it is specifically tailored to artists, illustrators, painters, 3d artists and animators. We'll really focus on visual storytelling and the craft of how cinema works.
Do you need a camera for this course? Nope! Most of this course could be done with just your phone camera. But we will dive pretty deeply into how more advanced cameras work and what they look like in your images. Even if you do not buy any equipment this course will be great for your art. Understanding how films are made can really advance your ability to tell stories in your art.
In part one, Photography for Artists, we'll show you everything you need to know about how the camera can be a powerful tool for artists. We'll show how to find shots and what makes great compositions. We'll talk about how the technology works and how to use it to capture reference for your art. We'll show how to light and shoot still lives, portraits, landscapes, nature, stars and more. We'll start with still images and then move on to videography. We have traveled the world while making this course and have so much unique content to share. Lastly we'll talk about how to apply the concepts learned into more advanced cinematography and multi-shot sequences.
In part two, Cinematic Storytelling, we'll dive deeper into narrative filmmaking. Taking everything you've learned about photography we will now craft short films, guiding you through every step. From outlining, screenwriting, production planning, acting, shooting, sorting, editing, color grading and even visual effects, we'll show you all of the steps needed to tell your stories. It will start simple where everyone can easily be a part, and advance to more complex productions. All the software needed to complete this course is free (Davinci Resolve), so all you need is a phone camera and a computer. We'll even provide professional quality footage that you can edit and experience a taste of real film production.
Course Syllabus
Photography for Artists
- Lesson Chapter 01 - Geometric Composition - How to place your camera for great shots
- Lesson Chapter 02 - Lenses - Understanding how lenses work and affect your final image
- Lesson Chapter 03 - The Pentagon - Understanding the foundations of Aperture, Shutter Speed, ISO and Neutral Density
- Lesson Chapter 04 - Light - The fifth part of the pentagon of exposure is light itself. This is the most important part of photography
- Lesson Chapter 05 - Case Studies - Several demonstrations of different type of photography
- Lesson Chapter 06 - Videography - Adding motion to your photography
- Lesson Chapter 07 - Cinematography - A demonstration of techniques of storytelling through the creation of several short films
Cinematic Storytelling
- Lesson Chapter 01 - Simple Short Film - Basics of filmmaking and how to create a simple short film
- Lesson Chapter 02 - The Medium - Overview of the audiovisual medium and roles involved in filmmaking
- Lesson Chapter 03 - Advanced Short Film - Deeper dive into more advanced short films
- Lesson Chapter 04 - Story - Outlining, screenwriting, and storyboarding
- Lesson Chapter 05 - Post-Production - Advanced video editing and intro to visual effects
We really believe in this course and know it will be helpful to your art. Studying photography, videography and making short films revolutionized our storytelling skills and we know it can for you too!
This course technically does not require any tools. You can watch this just to learn and apply principles from it to your art form. But having a camera will aid you in your growth. I suggest watching the whole course first before purchasing any new camera gear. I will show everything so you can make good purchase choices if that is something within your budget and desires
If you want to process RAW photos I suggest something like Adobe Photoshop or Lightroom which I demonstrate in the course, but there are non-Adobe alternatives.
For video editing software we demonstrate both Adobe Premiere and Davinci Resolve (free!).
No, this is a beginners course made for everyone. I will show you everything from the basics to advanced concepts
Yes, the content you get is exactly the same
Unfortunately no, Proko is a completely different platform and cannot transfer your purchase over,
No, you'll have access to the full course after the presale ends
No, it's a one-time payment and you have access to these videos forever. You are essentially purchasing a product. It's not a subscription
Absolutely! Just enter in the gift receivers email address at checkout
The video course content is only available for streaming here on Proko and www.lightingmentor.com and is not available for off-line viewing. But we do have a lot of downloadable content contained in the course, including 40 minutes of professional quality footage you can use to practice editing professionally shot scenes.
We cannot guarantee feedback on any photography, videography or short films you produce while taking this course, but we are interested in seeing what you make. You can post here on Proko, or email us directly with youtube video links to see the magiv you've created at art@lightingmentor.com
