YOUR ROLE: Gaffer
TYPE: Final Project
CAMERA: Blackmagic 4k
SOFTWARE: Adobe Premiere Pro
SPECIFICATIONS: 3840×2160, H.264
DURATION: 2’13”
CLASS: FMX 324 Cinematography
PROFESSOR: Warren Cockerham
SEMESTER / TERM: FA 22
INSTITUTION: The University of Tampa
DESCRIPTION: For our final project our team decided to recreate a scene from ‘inside Llewyn Davis’. In the original, Oscar Isaac is strumming a guitar against a dark backdrop in a dreamy bar. As gaffer, I wanted to emulate the original scene’s lighting using the resources we had as students while preserving the aesthetic’s emotional impact. To achieve this I isolated our actor from the crowd with lighting and flagging when needed to keep the high contrast effect, as well as used ample haze for ambience. Our filming location also came in handy, as I was able to control the grid/ceiling spotlights that

YOUR ROLE: Director of Photography, Editor
TYPE: Continuity Project
CAMERA: Sony Panasonic
SOFTWARE: Adobe Premiere
SPECIFICATIONS: 3840×2160, H.264
DURATION: 1’41″
CLASS: FMX 324 Cinematography
PROFESSOR: Warren Cockerham
SEMESTER / TERM: FA 22
INSTITUTION: The University of Tampa
DESCRIPTION: I chose to film a tennis match for this project because I felt that it would reflect the rules of continuity in film very clearly. I blocked out my actors and choreographed their actions in order for my camera to stay on one side of their axis line. From there it was easy to implement other continuity guidelines and create match on action cuts in the edit. I think the outcome was a very fluid and consistent video.

YOUR ROLE: Director of Photography, Editor
TYPE: Cinematography DIY rig project
CAMERA: Blackmagic 4k
SOFTWARE: Adobe Premiere
SPECIFICATIONS: 3840×2160, H.264
DURATION: 1’27″
CLASS: FMX 324 Cinematography
PROFESSOR: Warren Cockerham
SEMESTER / TERM: FA 22
INSTITUTION: The University of Tampa
DESCRIPTION: I aimed to create a simple alternative to a dolly zoom for my DIY rig project. Since the design was simple, I experimented with two versions, one using a large tripod and the other a mini tripod. The larger tripod gave smoother results, an example of how significant equipment size and weight is.