Presented by the guru Alister Chapman, Director of Photography and Sony Expert.

60 Spaces Available | Cost: R250

Morning: Sony’s Handheld Camcorders and instant HDR. (2.5 to 3 hours).

• Understanding sensor size and how it affects the cameras performance.
• Overview of Sony’s codecs, AVCHD, XDCAM(Mpeg HD) and XAVC.
• Dual recording, relay record and media management.
• Features found in Sony’s latest cameras -
• S&Q motion. How to shoot slow motion and time-lapse.
• Clear Image Zoom. Extending the zoom range electronically.
• Picture Profiles (overview).
• Instant HDR - What is HDR and how can I shoot HDR content really easily.
• Overview of some of the handheld models available.

Afternoon: Sony’s large sensor cameras and controlling how your images look. (3 to 3.5 hours).

• Overview of Sony’s large sensor cameras.
• Introduction to gamma and color, what is it, how does it work?
• Exposure and noise. The relationship between how you expose and how much noise will be in your images.
• Hypergammas and Cinegammas - a simple way to improve your images.
• Shooting with S-Log. It’s easy , but you need to understand how it works.
• Practical demo: Shooting with each type of gamma and exposing each correctly.
• Workflow: Overview of how to work with log or raw in post production.

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