Cinematography will be an intensive three-week course for high school students to learn how to prepare a 3-5 minute short film. The program will move the focus from hands-on production to digital preparatory and online demonstration. We will be focusing on:

- Pre-production (script analysis, understanding the script, and pre-visualizing the script)

- Production

- Post-production

All students who successfully complete the course will receive a Certificate of Completion and have the opportunity to request a Syracuse University noncredit transcript.

Course Objectives

By the end of this course students will be able to:

- Plan a film production

- Understand the fundamentals of cameras, lenses, and lights for film productions

- Demonstrate an understanding of the basics of visual concepts and how to approach visual strategy

- Execute post-production successfully (editing and color correction)