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One Day Master Class in Camera & Lighting Skills
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Date: 30th March 11
Time: 10:00AM - 4:30PM
Location: RPS HQ, Bath
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Contact: reception
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Phone: 01225 325 733
Cost: £95.00
Members Rate: £85.00
Type: Education Workshops
Designed to enable video makers and stills photographers develop their knowledge of video camera and lighting techniques in a ‘hands on’ way
www.mediatraining.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk
One day Master Class in camera & lighting skills
Course content to include
■ Introduction to the video camera
■ Taking control of the gain, focus, exposure and white balance functions
■ Composition
■ Camera angles
■ How to achieve the ‘film look’
■ Using natural and artificial light
■ How to set up and light the perfect interview
■ How to be confident in your work and enjoy film making
About Brian
Nurturing new talent is Brian Hall’s passion. With 30 years of experience as a BBC Lighting Cameraman under his belt, Brian now works with the filmmakers of the future as the cinematography tutor at the University of Lincoln’s School of Media. This summer, in conjunction with the School of Media, he begins a series of Master Class Road Shows and Summer Schools, which will take place in Lincoln and at various locations around UK, starting in Yorkshire and the Midlands.
Brian’s long career, both at the BBC and as a freelancer, was packed with memorable experiences. In the early days as a trainee at the BBC, he learnt his craft by working alongside some of the leading television film cameramen of the day. “I was incredibly lucky,” admits Brian, “the BBC ran a unique Film Training Scheme and I was part of a team from Day One, learning through practical, hands-on teaching. In later years, as a more experienced Film Cameraman, I was able to pass on my own knowledge to trainees in the same way.”
His mission, 30 years later, is to pass on that knowledge again to his students. Brian teaches both undergraduate and post graduate students; supporting, guiding and encouraging them to aim high. “It’s pretty exciting to see raw talent coming through the doors and to realise that, with my help, these students could go on to make a name for themselves in the industry.” His work with the students seems to be paying off. One of the proudest moments of his university career came when a group of his students collected a prestigious Royal Television Society (RTS) award for a film they had made under his supervision. “They won one of the RTS National Student Awards in the face of some pretty stiff competition from other top Media Schools. It was an enormous achievement.” says Brian. (LINK to School of Media page)
When Brian approached the University with his idea about Master Class Road Shows and the Summer Schools, he found enthusiasm and support. “It is a natural extension of my work at the university and they were keen to give it their backing and further raise the profile of the Lincoln School of Media. It’s already the University’s most highly ranked department; Lincoln is in the Top 20 out of 89 media courses in the UK.
For his part, Brian knows there are a lot of people out there who want to take their camera and lighting skills to a higher level and to get more out of their camera. “The Master Classes are aimed at those already familiar with a video camera who would like to use professional techniques for camera operation and lighting. We’re going to look at shooting techniques, composition and how to use both natural and artificial light to achieve a professional look. We’ll only be taking up to eight people in each Master Class and, because of the small numbers it will be a fantastic opportunity to try out the latest HD camera equipment, fitted with a 35mm adapter to shoot with 35mm lenses.”
As an Associate of the RPS, Brian is also aware of the galloping convergence of stills and moving picture technology and hopes the Master Classes will attract hard-core stills enthusiasts who are looking to the future. “The recent series of House on American TV was partly shot on a digital stills camera and it’s looking increasingly likely that all new stills cameras will have a video capability of some kind. If you’d like to be able to create great moving images as well as still images, then the Master Classes could be for you.”