I’m teaching cinema cameras at the Austin School of Film!
And I am teaching it! I’m honored to be the instructor of this class/workshop. We’ll be focusing on Blackmagic Design and RED cinema cameras, covering:
- What to look out for during rental prep
- Firmware versions and updates
- Lens mount options
- Common methods for troubleshooting in the field
- Basic rigging
- Differences between cinema and consumer/prosumer cameras
- And more!
I’ve shot pretty much all of my projects on Blackmagic Design cameras, but the ones features in the ASOF course graphic are Good Feels on Wheels (feature film), Ricky Starks (promo video), and Muerte (short film).
One subject I want to spend some time on is what “cinema camera” means to you. I think there can be a lot of “gear addiction” in the video production world and striving for the “cinematic” image is a large part of this. We’ll discuss and workshop ideas on what it means to be cinematic, as well as how or why these cameras are more cinematic than others.
The Austin School of Film is a pretty amazing resource, one that I wish I had utilized more earlier in my career. They have informative classes, great instructors (I’m biased, as I know a few of them), and work hard to develop a community, something that is sometimes hard to find in Austin. There isn’t much of a centralized film community here, despite all the video/film production work, and ASOF is a bright spot in this environment.
If you are interested in this class, or video/audio production in general, check out the Austin School of Film!