Cinematography Course in chennai | Diploma in Cinematography Weekend Course, Fees, Admissions, Syllabus, scope

Chennai’s Visualite Academy, offers certificate and diploma courses in cinematography, for 3-months, 6-months & 1 Year respectively. Being one of the renowned film institutes in Chennai, Tamilnadu, India, we are affiliated to the Council for Vocational Education and Skill Development (CVESD) Licensed from Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India. Many offline regular batches, such as weekdays and weekends, with morning and evening shifts, are accessible. We even provide a live online version of the training. Our mission is to provide the film industry with the finest cinematographers. We've been working on it for several years and have had great success.

Our Film and Cinema courses are designed in such a way that it makes the students confident enough to enter the film industry on the completion of the filmmaking, film technology and cinematography courses. the up to date syllabus, upgraded Video studio facilities, Shooting equipment, well experienced filmmaking and cinematography course staff, professionals who come as guest lecturers makes our film technology courses as the best cinematography and filmmaking course in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

the syllabus and the teaching methods for our Cinematography school have been designed by the expert group of Cinematographers. they teach the budding Cinematographers about various topics like Film Dimensions, Film Packaging, Printing and Processing and to use high-tech devices such as drones, ultra HD technology, high-tech cameras, 3D technology, and many more. Newly arrived cameras and the ways to handle them have also been introduced in this course.

Anyone with Little/ No knowledge as we teach the basics and get benefitted from it. the online classes are very beneficial for the NRIs. One-on-one sessions are available on request for those who require extra attention or those who prefer it. Timings and schedules are customisable, as this course is offered in multiple batches making it easy for everyone.

Engineering College students and Arts and Science College Students can even take up this course as a side-by-side course in order to become more professional in Filmmaking. We provide the best part time Cinematography course as Sunday classes for all those who can attend the classes only on sundays.

About

Cinematography

Story-telling can be made more interesting using the advancement in Visual Media. Movies, Short films, documentaries and other film projects are the biggest source of entertainment. they would not exist without Cinematographers. Cinematography is the art and technology of motion-picture. It involves such techniques as the general composition of a scene; the lighting of the set or location; the choice of cameras, lenses, filters, and film stock; the camera angle and movements; and the integration of any special effects. Cinematography enhances the visual quality and therefore plays a crucial role in the film industry. they use many equipment like lenses, image sensors, pixels and video displays to convert the photographs into a motion picture or video.

Cinematographer - Dop

• ● Cinematographer should have the ability to look from the director’s point of view. therefore a cinematographer is even called Director of photography, as they are the ones who bring the director’s vision to life.
• ● A cinematographer needs to understand scene composition well and give instructions even to the art Director on the props to be used, the set up of the scene, the colour theme etc.
• ● they are responsible for every visual element we see on the screen as they take charge of the camera and lighting crew.
• ● they ensure that all the visual elements are cohesive and support the narrative.
• ● they analyse the script and identify the angle, lens type, camera type, shot type etc. required for the particular shot or scene.

Aspects of Cinematography

• ● Cinema Technique
• ● Image Sensor and Film Stock
• ● Filters
• ● Lens
• ● Depth of Field and Focus
• ● Aspect Ratio and Framing
• ● Lighting
• ● Camera Movement

Powerful Elements of Cinematography

Basically there are 5 most powerful elements of photography.

• ● Exposure - Do all the changes like shutter speed, aperture, frame rate and ISO manually
• ● Composition
• ● Camera Movement - Adjusting the camera according to the shot
• ● Camera Angle
• ● Colour

Responsibilities of A Cinematographer

• Visual style for the film should be chosen
• the camera setup for every shot is established
• the lighting for every scene is determined
• the potential of the location is explored thoroughly
• Take part in rehearsals
• Modify and elevate the director’s vision

Learning outline

• Role of Cinematographer
• Literacy about Cinematography
• Different lens types
• Effects of lighting
• Camera techniques
• Composition
• Camera movement
• Converting film to video
• Video editing and post production

Who Can Apply

• No age or gender restrictions
• 10th pass/fail, 12th pass/fail, UG/PG/Diploma students
• Student residing in any part of India, NRIs, even International students can apply
• Students who are pursuing Engineering, IT, Science, Arts, Commerce and Management Courses can take up this course as a side-by-side course
• Working professionals like Doctors, Engineers, Architects, Designers, Teachers, Businessmen, Lawyers, Auditors etc.
• Discontinued/drop out students are also eligible to apply
• Customisable class timings according to your schedules.

Scope

the career perspective for cinematography is numerous. the position names vary with the fields they chose like Filmmaking, Wedding, Advertising, Commercial etc. Few of the many are listed below:

• Director of Photography/Cinematographer
• Assistant Cinematographer
• Focus Puller
• Dop Assistant
• Second Dop
• Wedding Cinematographer
• Cinematographer for Films
• Cinematographer for Web Series and Short Films
• Documentary Filmmaker
• Independent Filmmaker
• Lighting Director