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  • FINDING ANGLES, SHAPING LIGHT,
    BENDING COLOUR, MAKING MOVES...

    It’s the choices that happen behind the lens that define what happens in front. As a cinematographer, it’s these choices I make every day, on location, all over the world photographing many acclaimed films & television series.

    It’s also the knowledge that I share through my workshops & speaking engagements. Helping others acquire the techniques that will take their video & lighting to a higher level
     Pieter de Vries ACS

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Coming up

AFTRS 5D course
PDV weekend workshop
Rockdale Council workshop
Sydney Filmmakers Club workshop
Orion Expedition lecture cruise to Russia

Corporate Training

 

If you are a production manager, you may require your production crew to shoot video from time to time. It could be second camera coverage to support your main crew, or perhaps shoot some behind-the-scenes footage.

Whatever the gig, do they have the skills? This is unique training, designed to meet the needs of your production team and your production. We have run training courses at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, and recently for video journalists at Fairfax Digital Media.

Your production team will be up to speed on these topics
  • a walk-thru of the camera menus and controls
  • when to override Auto setting
  • focusing and setting exposure
  • ways to quickly find the best angles
  • how to construct a sequences
  • how to find and build-in useful edit points
  • how to listen as you record
  • following action
  • how to avoid common shooting errors
  • how to shoot handheld for long periods

There are good reasons why this training can benefit your organisation. Production crew become more versatile and will have the ability to contribute to future projects because they are already trained and part of your organisation.
Clients include:
ABC Television
Fairfax Digital Media
Southern Star 
SBS Television
Fremantle Media


Department of Defence
Australian National Museum
Australian Federal Police
Australian Film Television & Radio School
XYZ Networks
Granada
Productions
Kerry Stokes
Emap Magazines
Seven Network 


NRMA
Ten Network
Destiny Financial Solutions
Grey Wolf Films
Canon Australia