Filming for Beginners
Basic video theory: lens and focus
A course by Yeray Martín Perdomo , Director of photography
Joined September 2012
About the video: Basic video theory: lens and focus
Overview
“In this second part we will focus on talking about the different types of lens that exist and the differences between them, in addition to the cuts we suffer depending on the sensor of our camera, the Nd´s filters and the focus. ”
In this video lesson Yeray Martín Perdomo addresses the topic: Basic video theory: lens and focus, which is part of the Domestika online course: Filming for Beginners. Learn video techniques and create professional-grade projects using DaVinci Resolve.
Partial transcription of the video
“Lens and approach In this lesson we will talk about the types of lens that exist, of how they are mounted on different cameras with different sensor sizes, what happens when we assemble them, from the ND filters and different types of filters that we can mount in the lens, ask for focus. We have different types of lens and all of them are measured in mm. According to Canon standards, I made a list to define you What types of lens can we find. The first would be the fisheye, a lens that ranges from 8 to 15 mm and what it does is distort the image, The second would be the wide angle, which ra...”
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Course summary for: Filming for Beginners
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Film, Film, Video & TV, Filmmaking

Yeray Martín Perdomo
A course by Yeray Martín Perdomo
Yeray is a cinematographer, although he also produces and directs documentaries. He has filmed in more than fifty countries and has participated in productions for advertising, television and film, including Amazon and National Geographic.
Recently, he has participated in the documentary Manolo Sanlúcar, the legacy, nominated for eight nominations for the Goya 2020 Awards.
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