Creating Documentary Short Films with a DSLR Camera
How a DSLR Camera Works
A course by Rafa Jacinto , Photographer and Filmmaker
About the video: How a DSLR Camera Works
Overview
“In this lesson, I will show you how the DSRL camera works, the advantages of using this camera and the most suitable settings to capture quality audio and video. Throughout the course, I will go beyond technique to give useful advice on language, text and image editing and tricks so that the process is light and fun.”
In this video lesson Rafa Jacinto addresses the topic: How a DSLR Camera Works, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creating Documentary Short Films with a DSLR Camera. Produce a complete audiovisual project from script to post-production using your DSLR camera.
Partial transcription of the video
“In this course. we will create a mini-documentary using a compact camera. I will guide you through the process and explain each step in detail. The camera I will use is a DSLR camera. It is a Digital Single Lens Reflex. A photo camera that also records video. Throughout the course. i'll detail how this camera functions. its benefits. and my approach to through images. enhancing your skills. I will start by talking about the equipment I use and its advantages. Later. i'll demonstrate my method for discovering a character. how I research this character and prepare a script for it effectively ...”
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Course summary for: Creating Documentary Short Films with a DSLR Camera
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Photography & Video -
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Adobe Premiere -
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Audiovisual Production, Film, Filmmaking, TV, Video, Video Editing

Rafa Jacinto
A course by Rafa Jacinto
Rafael Jacinto has been a photographer for over two decades and has been specializing in direction and filmmaking since 2009. It was through the use of DSLR cameras that he gradually developed his own artistic language for film.
He has been part of international photography festivals such as The New York Photo Festival and PHotoESPAÑA, as well as helped found the influential collective Cia de Foto. He also worked at Valor Econômico magazine and has produced ad campaigns for big names like Nikon, Nike, Converse, Martini, Basico, Vivo, Brastemp, and more.
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