29 Mar Camera storytelling – Fiction cinematography
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Camera storytelling – Fiction cinematography
Workshop - Fiction - Winter 2025
Saturday March 29, 2025 - Sunday March 30, 2025
10 am - 5 pm
Main Film
2025 Rue Parthenais #301, Montréal, Quebec, H2K 3T2, Québec
With Vincent Gonneville (Bergers, Jour de chasse, Là d’où l’on vient)
Member $210 | Non-member $280
A must in our program!
This theoretical and practical course will teach you how to effectively compose your images in order to direct the viewer’s gaze and produce the desired aesthetic effect. Framing, shot scale, camera movements – you’ll get a complete overview of cinematographic vocabulary. This will give you the keys to translating your intentions into images with greater dexterity.
Please note that no time will be alloted on learning how to use a camera.
For further information, please send an e-mail to : services@mainfilm.qc.ca
Vincent is an award-winning Canadian cinematographer and alumnus of the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. He began his career filming documentaries around the world before turning to fiction.
His latest feature film, Là d’où l’on vient, directed by Meryam Joobeur, had its world premiere at Berlinale 2024 and was nominated for the Cinematographer’s Debut Award at Camerimage 2024. Vincent’s collaboration with director Sophie Deraspe on the film Bergers was also acclaimed, winning Best Canadian Film at TIFF 2024. In addition, his cinematography on Jour de chasse, directed by Annick Blanc, earned him a nomination for Best Cinematography at the Iris 2024 Gala in Quebec.
His work on short films includes Brotherhood (2019), selected at over 160 festivals, winning over 70 awards and receiving an Oscar nomination in 2020. On television, he has collaborated on projects such as Plan B, Faits divers, Avant le crash, Une affaire criminelle, Audrey est revenue and most recently Empathie.
Recognized for his distinctive ability to combine technical precision, mastery of cinematic language and empathy, he blends these elements to create works that are both technically refined and imbued with humanity.