Advanced Cinematography Techniques
Spherical and anamorphic optics
A course by David Curto , Cinematographer
Learn lighting techniques to be able to develop the look of any audiovisual project in a professional way
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About the video: Spherical and anamorphic optics
Overview
“In the film and audiovisual market there are many types of optics that adapt to the different production processes. You should know the differences between them and know why to choose one or the other depending on what you are looking for. We will see several examples so that you learn the different types of textures, luminosity and aberrations that each optic produces. This is very important when choosing them, as they will be "our eye" on the set.”
In this video lesson David Curto addresses the topic: Spherical and anamorphic optics, which is part of the Domestika online course: Advanced Cinematography Techniques. Learn lighting techniques to be able to develop the look of any audiovisual project in a professional way.
Partial transcription of the video
“Spherical and anamorphic optics In this lesson we will talk about optics. There are two fundamental pillars in optics, which are spherical and anamorphic. One of its differences is, first of all, the bokeh, in the spherical ones the bokeh is circular and in the anamorphic ones it is oval, and this is especially noticeable when we have backlights. Usually in anamorphic optics background blur is more pronounced than in spherical optics, which means that in anamorphic optics the sense of depth of field is much less because the blur is different, it is more vertical than in spherical optics. If...”
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Course summary for: Advanced Cinematography Techniques
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Film, Film, Video & TV, Lighting Design, Photographic Lighting
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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- Level: Intermediate
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