About this course
Filmmaking Diploma.
Course content includes:
1- Cinematography:
Lighting
Dramatic Lighting (Lighting setup fundamentals - Light sources - Fill light - Backlighting - Lighting layers)
Practical application of primary lighting effects
Dynamic Range and color grading techniques
Difference between day and night lighting
Light intensity measurement devices and color temperature measurement devices
Camera techniques - Digital image composition sensors
Lenses (Lens characteristics - Color psychology)
Detailed practical explanation of shot sizes
Composition in cinematography
Camera movement dynamics
Differences between multi-camera and single-camera shooting
Practical training on lighting usage and light distribution on individuals using various lighting fixtures + cameras
Practical training using various lighting fixtures + cameras on lighting different indoor/outdoor locations
Explanation and training on the latest cinematography cameras ARRAI ALEXA
Explanation of lighting distribution and chroma keying techniques
Training on (steadicam - dgirs2 - crane - go pro)
Colors, their functions, psychological effects, and methods for selecting harmonious color palettes.
2-DIRECTING:
The First Level (Theoretical)
1- Definition of the director and their importance in the art industry.
2- How to read the script and dialogue and translate it into a visual and auditory vision.
3- Elements of cinematic language.
4- How to adjust the scene's rhythm and then adjust the entire film and its relationship.
Analyzing the films requested by students to be shot between the foreground and background in scene composition.
5- The importance of assistant directors for the director and the importance of the clapperboard.
6- Decoupage.
7- The illusionary line.
8- The director's relationship with the actor and how the director employs mise-en-scène for drama with the cinematographer.
9- How to compose the scene using its elements.
For the Second Level (Practical)
10- Training on writing decoupage for several scenes.
11- Training on making a one-minute film incorporating all cinematic elements within the academy.
12- Camera training to apply the illusionary line.
13- Analysis of films requested by students to be shot.
14- Camera training on framing and camera movement.
15- Training on directing advertisements, series, films, and programs.
16- Training on camera angles and their elevations, and the relationship between sizes and camera movement in scene composition.
3-SCRIPT WRITING:
Introduction and Historical Overview
Forms of Dramatic Writing:
Playwriting
Radio Script
Screenplay
Television Script
Understanding Human Interaction with Dramatic Arts
Origins and Evolution of Drama
Influence of Key Figures in Drama Development
First Dramatic Writers in History
Emergence of the Screenwriter as an Independent Profession
Meanings and Terminology:
Definition of "Drama"
Difference between Literary and Dramatic Writing
Concept of "Screenplay"
Dramatic Structural Elements: Plot, Characters, Conflict
Understanding Climax, Discovery Moment, and Poetic Justice
Significance of Beginning, Middle, and End in Dramatic Structure
Studying Dramatic Characters: Societal, Psychological, and Physiological Aspects
Logical Progression of Events in Plot Development
Dramatic Construction and Analysis of Selected Texts
Artistic Schools, Movements, and Their Evolution
Role and Nature of a Screenwriter
Required Cultural Background for Screenwriting
Techniques for Generating Screenplay Ideas
4- Montage
Creating a new timeline sequence and editing video on the timeline.
Performing cutting, slow motion, transitions, adding text, and applying effects to the video.
Applying effects to the video, using masking, and enhancing the image.
Utilizing the channel effect.
Applying color correction effects.
Using the picture effect.
Creating a chroma key and text mask.
Using noise and grain effects, and employing the three-dimensional look effect.
Adobe After Effects:
Introduction to the graphical user interface.
Introduction to text animation.
Masking techniques.
Keying and blurring methods.
Using effects with animation.
Utilizing noise generation for smoke effects on the screen.
Designing three-dimensional motion.
Simulating flight and introduction to 2.5D in After Effects.
Applying effects to visual representation technology and an introduction to the media encoding engine.