Master’s Class With Director/DP/Photographer Vincent Laforet at PhotoCine Expo

In addition to being the keynote speaker at PhotoCine Expo on Sunday September 26th, Vincent Laforet will also be teaching a cinematography master class on Saturday September 25th. This one day workshop is a break out session from the PhotoCine Expo that will take place in the cinematography stage of the Los Angeles Film School. There’s only room for 15 students in this all day event and the cost is $675. Contact Pamela Berry to reserve your slot.

From Vincent:

I’m very excited to run this one day workshop as it will diverge quite a bit from what I have had a chance to do in the past given the great resources that will be at our disposal at the Los Angeles Film School. While most of my past workshops have been focused on introducing people to the world of HDDSLRs and the basics of film production and cinematic theory – this course is designed for people who want to (literally) get hands on experience with shooting on a typical HDDSLR production during an almost full-day of shooting. … Continue Reading

Vincent Laforet Gear Video

Vincent Laforet posted a great video about all the cool toys tools he uses for HDSLR cinematography. This is a really thorough look at what he uses and why he has chosen the specific equipment being featured.

Most of the gear featured here is beyond the reach of the average HDSLR hobbyist but if you are using HDSLR cameras for production work, then this is a good reference from an experienced shooter. From Vincent’s site:

Never lose sight of the fact that while some of the gear listed in the My Gear section is expensive – it’s still a fraction of what the gear one needed to use with larger/heavier cameras just a few years ago (before HDDSLRs existed.)

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