The Photograph of Sin City: from the Comic to the Screen
A course by Rico Torres , Photographer
Learn to illuminate, photograph and retouch photos with the Sin City aesthetic
Learn to illuminate, photograph and retouch photos with the Sin City aesthetic
In this course, the photographer Rico Torres, will explain step by step how to recreate the visual style of Sin City in your photographs. You will learn lighting techniques, how to make a photo session with a model and professional post-production tricks.
Rico Torres is considered one of the 10 Best Still Pictures in Hollywood and is the author of most of the posters of Robert Rodríguez's films such as Desperado, Spy Kids, Planet Terror, Predators or Machete Kills.
However, there is a before and after in his career after Sin City . A visual challenge in which he not only had to recreate the iconic B-movie black aesthetic that Rodríguez printed on the film, but also to be faithful to the high-contrast black and white images and sprinkled with colorful details of Frank's comics Miller, feat that could be repeated in the second installment, Sin City 2: A Fatal Lady , released in 2014.
What will you learn in this online course?
11 lessons & 14 downloads
- 93% positive reviews (96)
- 1,593 students
- 11 lessons (1h 28m)
- 14 additional resources (5 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish
- Spanish · English · Portuguese
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
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Adobe PhotoshopWhat is this course's project?
At the end of the course, you will have a clear and concise idea of how to recreate the visual look of the Sin City posters. With what you have learned, you will have the confidence and the necessary tools to create your own studio photo sessions with this aesthetic.
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Who is this online course for?
The course is aimed at both amateur and professional photographers. The amateurs will learn step by step to recreate the visual style of Sin City posters, and professionals will be enriched by learning first-hand the creative and technical process of one of the best photographers in American cinema.
Requirements and materials
It is advisable to have basic knowledge about photography and the use of lighting strobes. However, if you have no previous experience, do not worry, you can get many benefits from this course.
You will not need any material to learn and assimilate the technical and creative part of the course, but if you want to put in what you have learned, you will need a digital SLR camera with a zoom lens, four lighting strobes, a large space to mount the studio and a computer with Photoshop or a photo editing program installed.
Reviews
A course by Rico Torres
Rico Torres, shooting photographer in Hollywood, has always been in love with photography. At 14 he learned to use his father's reflex camera and later, at 24, being a student at the Film School, he realized his enormous ability to capture dramatic moments by making a book of photos for a model friend. Thus began his vocation for photography, which has not stopped until today, 20 years later.
Despite not mastering the technique, his talent and his desire to excel earned him a place in the movie mecca and work with great directors like Robert Rodriguez, Ridley Scott, Martin Campbell , etc. For his objective, the most important Hollywood actors have passed, such as Bruce Willis, Sylvester Stallone, Denzel Washington, John Travolta, Mick Jagger or Adrien Brody.
The big producers such as 2 0th Century Fox, Paramount Pictures, Columbia Pictures, Troublemaker Studios, Netflix or Fuego Films have not hesitated to have their expressive talent to make the posters of films like The Mask del Zorro, My family, Pancho Villa, A Good Year, Hostel, Manolete, The darkest hour, Hands of stone or Tristan and Isolde.
In addition to film photographer, Rico Torres is also a specialist in advertising photography, example of which are his campaigns for Nike with Kobe Bryant as protagonist or for the fashion brand Coronel Tapioca.
Content
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U1
Introduction to film photography
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Who is Rico Torres?
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Influences
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U2
Preparing the concept and equipment
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Valuing the work
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Budget
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Camera equipment
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Lighting equipment
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U3
To the study!
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The effect of light
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Photoshoot
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Tricks
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U4
Postproduction
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Retouching Sin City
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Rack Focus effect
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FP
Final project
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The Photography of Sin City, from the comic to the screen
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antonio_diaz_arroyo
Muy buen curso. El profesor es claro, ameno y da información muy útil. Me hubiese gustado que el título (y por lo tanto también el diploma) hubiese incorporado el concepto "Foto Fija", que es la disciplina que finalmente enseña Rico Torres (con la estética de Sin City, claro). Pudo ser "Aprende a realizar Foto Fija al estilo Sin City", o algo parecido.
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eversongermano
muito bom
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dasil_mexico
Bien explicado, fácil de realizar, se puede hacer uso de otras propuestas cosa de dejar libre la imaginación
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piotr_traczyk89
Professional and simple, good yes
brainaction
Excelente instructor. Revela todos los secretos de su estilo explicando con detalle paso a paso.
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