dc days Talk: “Dramaturgical Lighting Design in CG Feature Films”

Light is often perceived subconsciously, yet it has an enormous effect on a scene.
A close-up portrait of a man with long, light brown hair and a goatee, gazing directly at the camera with a subtle smirk. The image is in black and white, emphasizing his facial features and expression.

In his presentation, Fredrik Kammer explains his approach to lighting a scene. Using examples, he shows when a scene is well lit and why a beautifully designed film image is not always a good film image. The focus is not on the technical aspect, but on the work that takes place — or should take place — beforehand: thinking through a scene from a dramaturgical perspective.

Fredrik Kammer qualified as an advertising photographer in 1995 and worked as a photographer for another three years before studying film design at the Lazi Academy in Esslingen/Stuttgart, specialising in cinematography. Since 2002, he has lit CGI feature films at ambient entertainment, including “Urmel voll in Fahrt”. From 2006 onwards, he contributed his experience as a concept artist, designer, lighting and rendering TD, and cinematographer to various commercial productions as a freelancer.

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