Collection: Lights, Camera, ... Action (revised)
- Course Number:
- BKD106
- Professor:
- Mike Seymour
- Software Version:
- Original Run Date:
- July 2012
production
This Background collection covers on-set issues. Whether you're running your own production, or going on-set as a representative of your post facility, you'll find here a wealth of information on topics from basic lighting, lens selection and on-set behavior to more more unique situations such as shooting Super 8 right through to editing. In addition to lectures and demonstrations by the crew at fxphd, a number of very experienced DOPs and other experts appear as guests.
course syllabus
Class 1: VFX supervisors kit: the 35mm SLR
Mike discusses the most important tool of a VFX supervisors kit: the 35mm SLR (bkd212-02)
Class 2: How to work on Set and what you should take with y
How to work on Set and what you should take with you (bkd212-04)
Class 3: 2nd Unit Director
The role of the 2nd Unit Director (bkd212-10)
Class 4: Shooting Super 8 film
Shooting Super 8 film (bkd213-08)
Class 5: Discussing lenses
Discussing lenses, from mounts to aperture and how we have made the choices for the Moving Day project (bkd213-02)
Class 6: Lighting
Lighting - different types of light and their applications (bkd214-09)
Class 7: Richard Learoyd about TVC
Senior Editor Richard Learoyd about TVC (bkd211-02)
Class 8: Shawn Farrington about trailers
We talk to Shawn Farrington about trailers (bkd211-05)
Class 9: Making Episodic TV
Making Episodic TV - Interview with McLeod’s Daughters’ Post Production Supervisor, Benita Carey (bkd203-01b)
Class 10: Nick Nicolaou from Make Up Effects Group
Nick Nicolaou from Make Up Effects Group, MGE (bkd203-06)