Film: Cinematography

This week we are exploring cinematography and we'll be learning some of the basics such as the 13 standard camera shots and we'll be using the DSLR camera simulator to apply what we learned about camera settings. We'll also be looking into the careers of some Smithtown alumni such as cinematographer Mike McSweeney pictured with me below at his film's premiere in the Hamptons Film Festival.

Media Arts Honor Society: The Hamptons Film Festival

The Media Arts Honor Society volunteered at the Hampton's Film Festival again this past weekend and had a chance to meet some of the film industry and see some of this years films.  Smithtown alumni Mike McSweeney was at the festival with his award winning film Kush (preview below).  He shot the film for director and fellow SVA student Shubhashish Bhutiani.



Students also had a chance to meet actress Helena Bonham Carter and actors Will Forte and Bruce Dern among others as well as helping out with the festival production and voting.