Digital Cinematography

Paul Wheeler BSC FBKS was trained at the BBC rising to become a Senior Drama Film Cameraman. Paul Shot one of the first BBC Drama Series to be photographed using the then new Digi Beta cameras, by which time he was freelance. He is a renowned cinematographer/director of photography and trainer, he has been Head of Cinematography at National Film & Television School and still runs courses on Digital Cinematography there. He has also been Head of Cinematography on the Royal College of Arts MA course. Paul was invited to become an associate of Panavision in order to help them introduce the Panavised version of Sony's HDW 900f camera which meant he joined the HD movement 3 days before the first Panavision camera arrived in Europe. Despite all this he is still very much a working cinematographer. He has been twice nominated by BAFTA for a Best Cinematography award and also twice been the winner of the INDIE award for Best Digital Cinematography. His previous books, "Practical Cinematography” and "Digital cinematography”, are both published by the Focal Press.

• Digital Cinematography; The Director of Photograph's Craft; Lighting; Lighting Ratios; Colour Temperature; Filters; The Shoot; Crewing; The Director of Photography's Preparation; Technical Preparation For A Shoot; The Technology; The Camera; The VCR; White and Black Balance; Time code and user bits; Delivery Systems; High Definition Television; The Sony DVW In-Camera Menus; The Sony DVW 700 Quick Reference List; The Sony DVW 700 Menus; The Sony DVW 90 Quick Reference List; The Sony DVW 790 Menus

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