Introduction to Film Photography Direction
A course by David Curto , Cinematographer
Learn to convey the emotions of a story through light and a camera
The ability to tell a story and enhance its emotional charge through lighting, colors, and the camera requires an understanding of light itself. With more than a decade of experience translating scripts into images, director of photography David Curto has mastered these aspects of filmmaking to tell stories like few others can. He has made films and advertising spots for brands such as Netflix, Avianca, and Ford and music videos for artists such as David Bisbal and Juan Magán, among others.
In this online course, learn the fundamentals of photography and creative direction for films. David teaches you how to extract key character emotions from a script in two different genres and convey them through lighting and your lens.
What will you learn in this online course?
20 lessons & 29 downloads
- 98% positive reviews (448)
- 18,219 students
- 20 lessons (2h 46m)
- 29 additional resources (19 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish, English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Turkish
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch · Turkish
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Interpret a script to film two distinct scenes in the same space, emphasizing the visual narrative and conveying different emotions in a single location through your camera and lighting.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Anyone who loves film, the audiovisual world, and everything related to images and storytelling.
Requirements and materials
Basic knowledge of photography and camera use is essential for this course, as well as a good dose of creativity. In terms of materials, you need a computer with a free editing program (DaVinci Resolve is recommended), a video camera, and access to a light source or lighting equipment.
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David Curto
A course by David Curto
David Curto is in love with cinema and photography. He studied at the Higher School of Cinema and Audiovisual of Catalonia (ESCAC). A native of Spain, in 2010 he moved to Colombia, where he lived for 8 years. He currently divides his time between the two countries.
He has worked for brands such as Motorola, Honda, Ford, Avianca, Nestlé, and Heineken and has filmed music videos for artists like Sebastian Yatra, David Bisbal, Juan Magán, Aitana, Ana Guerra, Lalo Ebratt, Greeicy, Tini, and others. He worked as the director of photography on films such as The Boy by Craig Macnaill, Fucking Games and Anthropos by Spiros Stathoulopoulos, and Bad Lucky Goat by Samir Oliveros, presenting the latter worldwide at the SXSW festival in Austin (USA).
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U1
Introduction
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Presentation
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Influences
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What will we do during the course?
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U2
Preproduction
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Script reading
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Creativity and inspiration
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Scouting
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Designing the cinematography of our story
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U3
Preparation and materials
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Camera and optics
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illumination
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Materials we are going to use
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U4
Filming
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Illuminating the set (Scene 1, Romance)
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Positioning the camera and exposure (Scene 1, Romance)
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Action (Scene 1, Romance)
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Lighting up the set (Scene 2, Drama)
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Positioning the camera and exposure (Scene 2, Drama)
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Action (Scene 2, Drama)
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U5
Post-production: final setting
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Colorization I
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Colorization II
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Formats
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Final piece
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FP
Final project
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Introduction to cinematographic photography direction
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