Cinematography Events

Elite one-to-one or production crew training, in-person or online with monthly 2-hour sessions devoted to the very latest in cinematography workflows, including VENICE and VENICE 2. Sessions are online or (when allowed) in-person at Sony’s DMPC facility at Pinewood Studios, UK. Book your session now.

In Conversation: Camerimage 2024 Nominated Cinematographers on shooting their latest project . Roundtable with Cinematographers Mikhail Krichman, Veronika Tyron and Rachel Clark on how they utilized Sony cameras to help them achieve their vision. 

Wednesday: Illuminating Stories: A Sony Masterclass with Ed Lachman and Marko Massinger. Embark on an illuminating journey with cinematographers Ed Lachman, ASC and Mark Massinger at this exclusive seminar on the art of lighting.

Building a Sustainable Industry- creating a safe working environment and developing future talent. Andra Milsome (Mark Milsome Foundation), Director of Photography Fabian Wagner, ASC,BSC (First Steps Cinematography) & Irena Gruca-Rozbicka (Crew United) discuss on challenges crew members face at the start and during their careers.

Experience our state-of-the-art Virtual Production set showcasing the Crystal LED display, VENICE 2 CineAlta camera, and the latest Sony Virtual Production Tool Set. Don’t miss the opportunity to examine VERONA, our next-generation Crystal LED screen, set to redefine virtual production standards.

Watch this exclusive 56-minute interview with Emmy and BAFTA Award-winning DoP Florian Hoffmeister, BSC who recently received an Academy Award nomination. The interview is conducted by Zoe Mutter, Editor of British Cinematographer magazine, and is an in-depth discussion of Florian’s impressive filmography that spans over two decades. During this time, he’s continually adapted to meet the changing creative and technical challenges, including thoroughly testing new cameras and evolving colour pipelines in collaboration with world-leading talents. The session is rounded off with an audience Q&A.

Sony product expert Sebastian Leske and Pomfort product manager Wanja Nolte reveal how to streamline your on-set workflows with Sony VENICE 2 and Pomfort Livegrade.

DoP Maher Maleh and Sony CineAlta Product Manager Sebastian Leske discuss Maher’s experiences shooting with VENICE and VENICE 2, plus share tips and tricks for shooting with these cameras, as well as exploring all the new features of VENICE 2.

DoP Forest Finbow reveals his experiences shooting with VENICE and VENICE 2. He also shares his tips and tricks for shooting with these cameras, as well as exploring all the new features of VENICE 2.

Watch this exclusive webinar with talented Directors of Photography Christine A. Maier BVK, Simona Susnea, Alice Brooks ASC, Maura Morales Bergmann ACC, IMAGO and camera operator Kat Spencer Associate ACO. Moderated by Zoe Mutter, from British Cinematographer Magazine, this webinar will give you an insight into gender equality in the cinematography industry and the opportunity to hear the panellists’ inspiring stories, followed by Q&A.

DP Dick Harrewijn shares his experience of shooting Silence of the Tides with VENICE. The award-winning documentary uses the pure cinematic power of imagery and sounds to give viewers the most immersive experience of the largest tidal wetlands in the world.

A practical one-hour panel discussion followed by a Q&A exploring the latest streamer expectations and best practice to deliver HDR HETV from prep through on set, editorial, VFX and in post. 4K HDR is an increasingly common streamer requirement and delivers beautiful, vivid and immersive images but can be very unforgiving and requires the judicious use of technology, careful planning and workflow management working back from the deliverables. The assembled panel of experts all have extensive HETV experience and between them have an impressive HETV drama (and theatrical) credit list where they have been directly responsible for defining workflows and protocols.

In our first webinar on Pro Audio sound recording watch our expert session with Jon Tatooles from Sound Devices, Sam North from Karno Sound and Product Specialist Markus Warlich from Sony and discover more about the new Super Slot compatible receiver in our DWX Digital Series and collaboration with Sound Devices.

RAW Viewer, a free app from Sony, is immensely useful - especially for VENICE users. You can view native X-OCN recordings, apply LUT’s, view the entire camera metadata and create ART files. This workshop provides a deeper understanding of using ART files as a way of dramatically improving the quality of on-set monitoring with VENICE, and how to use RAW viewer for assessing picture quality.