Advanced Cinematography Techniques
Sensitometry
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: Sensitometry
Overview
“One of the sections that is sometimes overlooked is that of sensitometry, but it is essential to understand how image processing works internally as a result of the light that our camera sensor captures. In this lesson we will analyze the technical aspects of each curve that cameras offer us when exposing. We will see the differences between logarithmic curves and raw, how each curve behaves depending on the light and, also, we will see what the dynamic range consists of. ”
In this video lesson David Curto addresses the topic: Sensitometry, 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
“Sensitometry In this lesson we will talk about sensitometry, and to talk about sensitometry we need to know how a camera sensor works. The sensors are made of photodiodes that collect light and transform it into electrical impulses, which in turn convert it into data, that will finally turn our image. Once we have that information, there are several ways to process it. The first would be the RAW, let's say it's the raw information, that's why RAW is always heavier and gives us more metadata to be able to play it in post production. Then we would have the logarithmic curve, which is a semi-p...”
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Course summary for: Advanced Cinematography Techniques
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Category
Photography & Video -
Areas
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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