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2-DAY "HIGH DEFINITION & DIGITAL VIDEO" CAMERA  COURSE

Do you want to work in one of the world’s most high profile
and exclusive industries?

Whether you are a camera enthusiast, a budding media student, future Director of Photography or independent filmmaker about to produce your first film, the “2-Day Camera Operators Course” is designed for everyone. If you're looking to brush up on your camera skills this is the course for you.

dads camera course 042If you are serious about working on high profile, big budget productions, knowledge and experience of camera operation is essential. This intensive two day course teaches what other Film Schools can’t. With exclusive insider advice and knowledge from Director of Photography, Chris Weaver, you’ll learn how to plan, shoot and direct your short, documentary or feature film with all the professional camera techniques needed on productions large or small.

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Combining THEORY and PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION, the course is packed with valuable information and offers an insight into professional HD and Digital Video cameras with insider advice and knowledge of how to break into the Film and TV industry.

No matter what level of experience you have, this course caters for everyone- from the amateur to the professional. At the end of this course you will walk away with everything you need to start your career or take your photography to the next level.

ONLY 15 places available to give individual practical camera training.

This new 2-day intensive camera course covers the following:

Day 1:
Introduction:
  • How to Find Work in any area of the Film & TV Industry.
  • What TV industry professionals look for when recruiting.
  • Insider tips and tricks to finding and getting work.
  • Going Freelance.
  • Setting up a production company Self Promotion.

A Career in Cinematography:

  • Assistant Camera/Clapper Loader.
  • Focus Puller.
  • Camera Operator.
  • The Cinematographer.
  • The need for specialization in the Camera Departments.
  • What TV professionals look for when recruiting.

The Camera Assistant:
Becoming an established professional camera assistant is your first step to a career on big budget, prestigious productions.
  • An introduction to the Sony Digibeta broadcast TV video camera.
  • Building the Camera in preparation for a shoot.
  • Loading the Camera
  • Tape Stock
  • Colour Temperature & White Balance
  • Camera Filters—Colour Correction, Neutral Density, Graduated, Polarising.
  • Depth of Field.
  • The Camera Shutter.
  • TV Aspect Ratio.
  • Digital Image Resolution.
  • High Definition HDSLR & RED.
  • Shooting documentaries.
  • Shooting drama.
  • Giving your video production a ‘filmic’ look.
  • Professional shooting Tips and Tricks for the TV industry .
  • Going Freelance.
  • Self Promotion.
  • How to Find Work in the TV Industry.

Going Freelance:
Although staff jobs are available in TV the vast majority of film crew are freelance. This section of the course discusses how to establish yourself as a successful freelancer and what pitfalls to avoid, going freelance in the Film and TV industry, the business of being Freelance, booking agencies, advantages of being Freelance and the key things to avoid when going freelance.

Day 2:
Camera Operation (PRATICAL):
Each student will be given practical camera instruction on the Sony Digibeta professional broadcast TV Camera.
  • The Tripod.
  • Sony Digibeta Camera - function of controls.
  • The Zoom Lens.
  • Camera set up & testing before shooting.
  • Exposure & using the Light Meter.
  • Viewfinder adjustment.
  • How to White Balance.
  • How to Shoot in low light.
  • Shooting using available light.
  • Focusing and the zoom lens operation.
  • Camera Movement.
  • Shooting Hand Held - Camera Techniques.
  • Shooting Rules
  • Shot Definition and Meaning.
  • Framing - How to Avoid Common Errors.
  • How to Avoid Common Shooting Errors
  • Crossing the Line.
  • Video and "The Film Look".
  • Etiquette & Diplomacy when shooting on set or location.


chris cameraChris Weaver has been training camera crews over the 30 years.

 

His extensive experience and guidance has started numerous careers, and many of his students are now fully established, filming all over the world for the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and FIVE as well as producing their own Independent work.

 

Chris’s varied career as a film cameraman has seen him work on high profile documentaries such as Panorama, Horizon, Top Gear and Newsnight. He has worked as Director of Photography on numerous music videos, 35mm Feature Films, Commercials and BAFTA winning TV programmes. Chris has filmed all over the World from the Oval Office of the White House to The Middle East and Afghan warzones. Luxury car commercials for Bentley and Mercedes, to the Land Rover Camel Trophy in the Amazon rainforest of South America.

 

With a career spanning over 30 years in the Film and TV industry, Chris has worked with numerous distinguished professionals including Michael Caine, Anthony Hopkins, Gene Hackman, Oliver Reed, Michael Jackson, Rod Stewart, Rachel Stevens, Richard Branson, Neil Armstrong, Princess Diana, President Reagan and Muhammad Ali.


Venue: Pinsent Mason Suite 2, The Mac Center, Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham, B12 9QH.
Time: 09.30 am-17.30 pm each day
Upcoming Course Dates:
  • Dates TBC -- Contact Chris Weaver on 07860 306589

2-day course £300+VAT
Costs include VAT places are limited to 15 people per course to allow practical one-on-one training.

To book your place, please contact Free Spirit Film & TV. Bookings are first come basis: Phone to confirm a place before sending payment and this will be held for 48 hours. Cheques payable to Free Spirit Film & TV Ltd. Or pay safer and faster via PayPal to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

For further information please call 0121 453 3412

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