Cinematography with Natural Light
Influences
A course by Albin Sjödin , Cinematographer
About the video: Influences
Overview
“Here I will talk about my favorite artists, music, books, or painters that awakened my passions in filmmaking during my career and that I'd like to share with you.”
In this video lesson Albin Sjödin addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Cinematography with Natural Light. Craft beautiful images using available light to enhance your story and awaken a sense of curiosity within the viewer.
Partial transcription of the video
“Influences In this lesson, we are going to explore some of my influences, some of my inspirations, different mediums that get me motivated to create. Some of the filmmakers that I was really inspired by when I started out filmmaking are Chayse Irvin and Benjamin Loeb. I found Benjamin's early work many years ago while exploring Vimeo, and I was really captivated by the simplistic approach he has to his work and he was starting out back then also, so that was inspiring to me, just to see someone that was still many levels ahead of me, but I could follow his journey a bit and see how his cine...”
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Course summary for: Cinematography with Natural Light
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Areas
Film, Film, Video & TV, Filmmaking, Video, Video Editing

Albin Sjödin
A course by Albin Sjödin
Albin Sjödin is a cinematographer based in Stockholm, Sweden, who works mainly for commercials, music videos, and short films. He began filmmaking at nineteen, after studying cinematography for three years in high school. What began as a passionate hobby gradually became a full-time career, shooting music videos and commercials in Stockholm and New York.
Albin’s distinct tone and style as a director of photography can be found in music videos for Universal Music Group, Sony Music, and Warner Music, as well as in commercials for adidas, The Absolut Company, Paypal, and more.
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