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Cine Essentials
This is the most extensive cinematography course available online! It features a curriculum of 140+ videos taught and led by cinematographers who have been working in the film industry for a combined 30+ years. This course is perfect for to any aspiring cinematographer/filmmaker who is eager to learn at an accelerated rate and instantly elevate their work. At the cost of less than 1 college text book, you can have lifetime access to this course and improve your cinematography and look of your projects instantly with this super visual and easy to follow online program!
Lighting Fundamentals
We have taken a visual approach to our video lectures in this course. We have a heavy emphasis on b-roll, examples, and animated graphics that visually articulate the lighting concepts and techniques we teach!
Cine Breakdowns
We've included hours of cinematography and project breakdowns done by the filmmakers behind those projects. These breakdowns explore the cinematography concepts in a very visual medium that is easy to follow and learn from.
Raw BTS
For the last 10 years throughout our filmmaking journey we have hired a documentary style crew to film and capture every, commercial, short film, & music video shoot we've done. The result being 25+ hours of behind the scenes content!
Course Instructors
Thomas Taugher
#Cinematographer
Thomas is a cinematographer with 10+ years of expirence, and is one of the lead instructors of this course.
Jakob Owens
#Cinematographer
#Director
Jakob is a director / DP with 10+ years in the game, and is also one of the lead instructors for this course.
Brian Beckwith
#Cinematographer
Brian Beckwith is a cinematographer who joins us for a cinematography breakdown of Dani Leigh's "Blue Chips" Music Video.
Anthony Kimata
#Cinematographer
Anthony Kimata is a cinematographer who joins us for 2 music video breakdowns - Karol G "Tusa" & Lil Wayne "Mama Mia"
Sten Olson
#Cinematographer
Sten Olson is a cinematographer who joins us for a 2 music video breakdowns - Joey Graceffa "Kingdom" & Tungevaag "All for Love"
Andrew Sandler
#Director
Andrew Sandler is a director who joins us for a 2 music video breakdowns - Travis Barker "Gimme Brain" & Yungblud "Underrated Youth"
Neema Sadeghi
#cinematographer
Neema Sadeghi is a cinematographer who joins us for a cinematography breakdown of Kehlani "All of Me"
Sam King
#Producer
Sam King is a Producer who breaks down the producing aspects of the Hardwell "Summer Air" music video
Logan Meis
#Cinematographer
#Director
Logan Meis is a Director / DP who joins us for a music video breakdown of Trippie Red "Mack 10"
Moses Israel
#Director
#Producer
Moses Israel is a Director / Producer who joins us for a music video breakdown of the Dax "Dear God"
Nick Jandora
#Director
Nick Jandora is a director who joins us for a music video breakdown of the Arizona Zervas "Roxanne"
Hunter Lyon
#Director
Hunter Lyon is a director who joins us for a music video breakdown of Babyjake "Blue Cellophane"
Course Curriculum
140+ Video Lectures / 45+ Hours f Course Content
Module 1: Introduction
01 - Meet Your Instructor - Thomas Taugher [3:38]
02 - Meet Your Instructor - Jakob Owens [2:37]
03 - Film School [8:59]
04 - Film Terminology [11:36]
Module 2: Pre-Production
05 - Pre Production [1:03]
06 - Breaking Down Material [2:19]
07 - Scouting [5:00]
08 - Top Down Diagrams [1:29]
09 - Choosing the Right Aspect Ratio [1:41]
Module 3: Lighting Breakdown
10 - Lighting Equipment Breakdown [0:46]
11 - Tungsten Lighting [5:12]
12 - HMI Lighting [5:43]
13 - LED Lighting [5:37]
Module 4: Lighting Fundamentals
14 - Where To Start Lighting? [2:06]
15 - Key Light [4:30]
16 - Fill / Negative Fill [2:31]
17 - Contrast Ratio [5:20]
18 - Backlight [6:52]
Module 5: Quality of Light
19 - Quality of Light [1:39]
20 - Soft Light [7:23]
21 - Hard Light [4:18]
Module 6: Lighting Directionality
22 - Lighting Directionality [0:49]
23 - Top Light [5:46]
24 - Up Light [4:34]
Module 7: Lighting Diffusion
25 - Lighting Diffusion [0:42]
26 - Fabric Diffusion [6:05]
27 - White Diffusion [4:16]
28 - Diffusion For Day Exterior [2:25]
Module 8: Shaping Light
29 - Shaping Light [0:52]
30 - Siders [3:56]
31 - Toppers & Bottomers [3:46]
32 - Hard Cut / Soft Cut [3:07]
Module 9: Color Lighting
33 - Color Lighting [0:54]
34 - Kelvin / Color Temperature [6:51]
35 - Tint [3:10]
36 - CRI - Color Render Index [3:18]
37 - HSL - Hue Saturation Luminance [3:11]
38 - Lighting With Color [6:15]
39 - Color Contrast [4:57]
Module 10: Power
40 - Power [2:46]
41 - House Power [1:42]
42 - Generators [3:08]
Module 11: Crew Breakdown
43 - Crew Breakdown [1:02]
44 - Camera Department [5:12]
45 - Grip Department [6:59]
46 - Electric Department [3:47]
47 - Protecting Your Crew [3:24]
Module 12: Business Side of Cinematography
48 - Business Side of Cinematography [0:44]
49 - Negotiate Your Rate [6:24]
Module 13: Tips & Tricks
50 - Lighting Tips & Tricks [1:19]
51 - Ladder Pod [5:56]
52 - Haze & Fog [3:41]
53 - Single Source Lighting [3:42]
54 - Dynamic Lighting [5:08]
55 - Lighting For A Single Take [6:35]
56 - Using A Light Meter [11:23]
57 - Ceiling Bounce & Movie Dark [6:23]
58 - Beauty Lighting [4:27]
Module 14: Camera Gear
59 - Camera Gear Overview [1:07]
60 - Gear Essentials Pt. 1 [17:19]
61 - Gear Essentials Pt. 2 [14:08]
62 - Wireless Focus / Video [8:46]
63 - Cases / Protecting Your Gear Pt. 1 [8:57]
64 - Cases / Protecting Your Gear Pt. 2 [9:04]
Module 15: Cine Breakdowns
65 - Cheated Day Interior [10:00]
66 - DIY Volume [13:18]
67 - Top Down Rig [16:27]
68 - ASAP Ferg "Pups" Music Video [14:46]
69 - Willy Williams "Voodoo" Music Video [10:46]
70 - Hunter Powell "Get Mine" Music Video [11:01]
71 - Dax "Dear God" Music Video [11:15]
72 - Kyle "Really Really Yeah" Music Video [12:41]
73 - William Bolton "Bad Girl" Music Video [13:58]
74 - Bone Thugs "Cellphone" Music Video [11:24]
75 - Hold Em' Short Film [13:51]
Module 16: Filmmaker Breakdowns
76 - Kimata - Lil Wayne "Mama Mia" [14:12]
77 - Kimata - Karol G "Tusa" [16:05]
78 - Andrew Sandler - Travis Barker "Gimme Brain" [14:54]
79 - Andrew Sandler - Yungblud "Underrated Youth" [18:25]
80 - Hunter Lyon - Baby Jake "Blue Cellophane" [19:04]
81 - Nick Jandora - Arizona Zervas "Roxanne" [15:38]
82 - Sten Olsen - Joey Graceffa "Kingdom" [15:43]
83 - Sten Olsen - Tungevaag & Raaban "All For Love" [10:12]
84 - Neema Sadeghi - Kehlani "All Me" [12:45]
85 - Logan Meis - Trippie Red "Mac 10" [11:42]
86 - Brian Beckwith - Dani Leigh "Blue Chips" [12:14]
87 - Sam King - Hardwell "Summer Air" [16:21]
88 - Jakob Owens - Futurisitic "Wishawoods" [20:18]
89 - Tom Taugher - Jon Bellion "Good Things Fall Apart" [19:48]
90 - Tom Taugher - Wallows "Scrawny" [16:24]
91 - Tom Taugher - Placebo Short Film [13:46]
92 - Tom Taugher - Salton Sea Feature Film [18:48]
93 - Tom Taugher - This Is Our Home Feature Film [17:06]
94 - Will Rouse - Reconstructing True Grit [20:41]
Module 17: Raw BTS
95 - Mirror Man Short Film [52:20]
96 - After Dark Short Film [48:19]
97 - After Hours Short Film [51:08]
98 - Corey Taylor "Beyond" Music Video [37:29]
99 - Converse Commercial [27:43]
100 - Kyle "Bouncin" Music Video [37:31]
101 - Kyle "What It Is" Music Video [35:46]
102 - Kyle "Money Now" Music Video [37:15]
103 - Convenience Short Film [25:07]
104 - Cat & Mouse Short Film [34:17]
105 - EOD Short Film [33:17]
106 - Jesse McCartney "Superbad" Music Video [14:36]
107 - Dizzy Wright "Pose" Music Video [18:23]
108 - Narrative Documentary - Pt. 1 [45:43]
109 - Narrative Documentary - Pt. 2 [32:14]
110 - Narrative Documentary - Pt. 3 [30:36]
111 - Futuristic "212K" Music Video [40:53]
112 - Fashion Film Looks [48:23]
113 - Desert Film Looks [23:51]
114 - Roadrunner Sports Studio [18:56]
115 - Roadrunner Sports Car Rig [31:45]
116 - Stranger Origins Short Film [55:07]
117 - Strangers Single Take Short Film [31:33]
118 - Radio Rental Podcast Shoot [34:08]
119 - Hunter Powel "Nostalgia" Music Video [35:29]
120 - Hunter Powell "The Other Day" Music Video [16:28]
121 - Alex Marshall "Hurricane" Music Video [21:16]
122 - Make Out Massacre Short Film [49:35]
123 - TVKU - "Incomplete" Music Video BTS [43:20]
124 - Single Take Music Video BTS [35:00]
Module 18: Filmmaker Q&A
125 - Andrew Sandlder Q&A [6:33]
126 - Anthony Kimata Q&A [9:11]
127 - Hunter Lyon Q&A [9:51]
128 - Brian Beckwith Q&A 10:48]
129 - Nick Jandora Q&A [14:27]
130 - Moses Israel Q&A [14:13]
131 - Sam King Q&A [8:59]
132 - Logan Meis Q&A [8:43]
133 - Sten Olson Q&A [10:25]
134 - Tom Taugher Q&A [14:52]
135 - Jakob Owens Q&A [8:58]
136 - Andy Fronczac Q&A [6:27]
Module 19: Bonus Course - Opening A Film Location
137 - Opening A Film Location [56:57]
138 - A Look At Eclectic West Film Ranch [22:24]
139 - A Look At Barracks Warehouse [25:44]
140 - Running A Film Location Video Podcast [60:00]
Module 20: Bonus Course - Steadicam Basics
141 - Steadicam Basics [26:30]
35+ Hours of Course Content
It would take you a day and a half straight just to get through our course! We've packed this with a massive catalog that you have lifetime access too.
140 Video Lectures
We explore all aspects of lighting and cinematography through our robust curriculum of 140+ video lectures. Including everything from lighting fundamentals, tips, tricks, breakdowns, and behind the scenes!
Bonus Courses Included
$Free
#Included With Course
This is a crash course on opening your own studio! You'll get to learn from film location owner Jakob Owens as he breaks down everything he's learned from opening 5+ film locations. If you've ever wanted to learn more about how to open your own studio, or create additional revenue streams as a creator...then this is the perfect first step!
$Free
#Included With Course
Becoming a Steadicam Operator is one of the most fulfilling positions on set. It's one of the only jobs on set that crosses athleticism with creativity. Not only that, but it can also become a very lucrative gig when you reach a certain tier. There are multiple ways to get started, and this video lays out everything as the first step!
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I access this course?
After completing your purchase, you will receive an email with a link to login and view all the course material!
Do you offer refunds on your digital assets?
Look, if you feel like you didn’t learn anything from our course, or it didn’t provide the value that was advertised, we will give you a full refund within 30 days of your purchase! You would just need to submit proof that you completed the course in it's entirety and email info@prismlensfx.com for us to proceed with a full refund.
Do I have lifetime access to the course material?
Yes, this is a one time purchase with no re-occuring fees. Once you purchase this course, you have it for a lifetime?
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