Filmmakers Academy – Camera Exposure

16 Lessons | 5+ hours of instructional videos | 2 Podcast

• Camera Exposure supplies tips, techniques, and diagrams that make an immediate difference in the way you expose your image. This is the kind of guidance not readily available in your average manual or textbook.
• Rather, Shane Hurlbut, ASC encourages both the exploration of technical aspects of exposing an image and the importance of competence with the tools used in determining exposure. This course assists you in building a foundation so you can make informed creative decisions in your storytelling. 
• Shane cracks open the playbook to help you understand his methodology behind testing film stocks and new digital cameras for projects.
• These tests reveal how far you can push the over and underexposure of your camera platform and how to train your eye without the use of waveforms, histograms, and other devices. You can expect to learn about dynamic range, exposure for different formats, how to perform camera tests, and lighting for 2K versus 4K.
• In addition, you’ll discover how to use a light meter and color meter and their relevance in digital filmmaking. Also included are podcasts with Shane where he discusses various camera technologies and how to elevate your visual style.

• 12 RED Dragon LUTs 
• Detailed Written Breakdowns
• Top-Down Blocking + Lighting Schematics
• Side-by-Side Comparisons 
• English Subtitles Included

Module 1 — Determining Exposure

• Why You Do Camera Tests
• Understanding Your Light Meter: The Basics
• Understanding Your Color Meter: The Basics
• RED DSMC 1 Owner Operator: What You Need To Know Part 1
• RED DSMC 1 Owner Operator: What You Need To Know Part 2
• Straight NDs Test
• RED Compression Tests
• How To Light Large Day Interiors: Fathers and Daughters
• FA Podcast: EP 3 Understanding Your Camera Lens and Sensor
• FA Podcast: Ep 9 Setting Up Your Camera for Cinematic Vision

Module 2 — Image Control

• How To Read False Color on Your Monitor
• RED Dragon DSMC 1 LUTs: Exterior Times of Day: Into the Badlands
• RED Dragon DSMC 1 LUTs: Neutral and Skin Tone: Into the Badlands
• RED Dragon DSMC 1 LUTs: Interior Times of Day: Into the Badlands
• IR Pollution: How To Combat It