Cinematography with Natural Light
Lenses and Equipment
A course by Albin Sjödin , Cinematographer
About the video: Lenses and Equipment
Overview
“In this lesson, we will go through the choice of equipment for your project. We will talk about reasons why you might want to pick a specific piece of equipment for a film, and what you can have in mind to cater equipment to the purpose of your film.”
In this video lesson Albin Sjödin addresses the topic: Lenses and Equipment, 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
“In this lesson, we're going to be looking at the equipment that we're going to use for the film and starting out is the camera. When you're choosing a camera for your film, it's important that you think about the different needs of your shoots. The camera's not going to be fully responsible for setting the look of the film. Maybe when you're starting out, you're thinking a lot about which camera you need. And that's not the most important thing in my opinion. it might come down more to lenses or a lot of different factors about how you light a scene or what you put in front of the camera an...”
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Course summary for: Cinematography with Natural Light
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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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