You create the image, we film it”
Trainer
Julien Bachelier
D·I·T (Digital Imaging Technician)
Director of Photography
Learning objectives
Learn and master digital image processing as it relates to our jobs and to post-production.
Open a dialogue with the director of photography through the D.I.T, to adapt the settings to our work.
Understand and showcase your technical skill and artistry on screen.
Who it is for
Film technicians / makeup artists / hairdressers / costume designers / set designers / camera and image technicians / individuals
Duration
40 hours - 5 days
Prerequisites
Knowledge of the basics of camera and image work
Price
€3,200 excl. VAT / €3,840 incl. VAT
Detailed programme
Introductions and round-table
- The role of a D.I.T
- Digital cameras
- Resolution / Colour / Contrast
The hidden image and the visible image
- LOG: the recorded image, flat and desaturated.
- LIN: the final image, with on-set pre-grading
Focus 1: Image resolutions
- The 3 main cameras…
Hands-on: Alexa camera on a calibrated monitor
Focus 2: Exposure
- Contrast and sensitivity
- Shine (natural and artificial) Hands-on in front of the camera
Focus 3: Colour
- Variance, colour space and sensitivity
- Colour in light and in darkness
Hands-on: reds in front of the Alexa camera and others…
Logistics documents and team coordination
(Summary of the 3 focus areas from the previous two days)
A film’s looks
- Working with the director of photography during prep and on set
- The D.I.T as the go-between for the artistic departments and digital imaging
- Distorted tones
- High-contrast looks
- Skin texture effects: “patinas of life”
Different looks for the Alexa: basic looks and creative looks
Hands-on practice and professional simulation
Lighting
Combining lights: LEDs with HMIs, tungsten and fluorescents
Hands-on: makeup, including a prosthetic with blood, in front of the camera
Practical workshop:
Live grading of the recorded images, going back over everything from the week to understand and better anticipate the various settings imposed.
Teaching resources
Alexa camera, 4 lights,
2 post-production monitors, colour-grading panel,
Optical zoom,
Monitoring set-up.
Technical resources
Projection screen
Flip chart
Assessment
Simulated professional situations
Practical exercises with continuous assessment
Certification
Certificate of completion
