Videography Specialization: Filming Techniques and Visual Storytelling

Overview

“In this lesson, I'll explain the basic tools of a director in terms of cinematic language: shot values, angles, camera movements, composition, lighting, music... These are the basic elements you'll use to build your film.”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Cinematographic syntax: a director's abc, which is part of the Domestika online course: Videography Specialization: Filming Techniques and Visual Storytelling. Learn essential techniques of filming, composition and edition with Davinci Resolve to create professional videos from scratch.

Partial transcription of the video

“In this lesson. i will teach you the fundamental tools of a director concerning cinematic syntax such as shot duration. angles. camera movements. composition. music. lighting. and more. These elements are crucial for which you will build your film. As I have mentioned. i am not a technical person. I never went to film school and I have a very intuitive way of approaching things with the resources I have. Although this course is not a technical course. nor even a review. by the basic elements of cinematic syntax. Cinematic language is purely audiovisual. As directors. we translate a script f...”

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Course summary for: Videography Specialization: Filming Techniques and Visual Storytelling

• Level: Beginner
• 100% positive reviews (33)
• 4251 students
• 6 units
• 78 lessons (15h 29m)
• 59 downloads

• Category

  Photography & Video

• Areas

  Film, Film, Video & TV, Filmmaking, Lighting Design, Photographic Lighting, Video