Introduction
Diploma in Cinematography in Bilbao: Comprehensive Training in Visual Storytelling
The Diploma in Cinematography is a three-year specialized academic program designed to train future Directors of Photography in the challenges and responsibilities of the Cinematography Department within a professional audiovisual project.
Throughout the program, students gain expertise in lighting, composition, color, lenses, and camera techniques, mastering every aspect of the cinematic process. This enables them to engage in any creative, technical, or practical process, collaborating with all departments within the Spanish film industry.
Moreover, the training takes place in Bilbao, a city experiencing significant growth in the audiovisual sector. In 2024, supported productions increased by 11% (168), shooting days by 26% (1,294), feature films by 133% (28), and series by 57% (11). This expansion makes Bilbao a strategic hub for specializing in cinematography and professional filmmaking.
If you aspire to build a career in cinematic photography, this diploma in Bilbao offers a unique opportunity to train in a dynamic and rapidly growing industry.
Diploma
Dates
Enrollments
Timetable
From October to December:
Monday to Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
January & February:
Monday to Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
From March to June:
Monday to Thursday from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Formation hours
More than 1400 teaching hours + joint practices.
Information
- Small groups.
- Specialized Masterclasses.
- Own title.
Target audience
This diploma has been designed for anyone who wishes to explore their artistic concerns within the framework of a cinematographic work from its lighting and visual facets. It is highly recommended to have linguistic virtues, general culture, photographic interests and the capacity for both effort and group work. Any previous training in audiovisual, art history, photography or fine arts will be beneficial to the student.
Who you'll become
As director or director of photography of a cinematographic work. Once you successfully complete the degree, you will be able to assume photographic authorship of a fiction project, working together with all the departments involved in the development of a film. You will know all the vocabulary, all the techniques and all the debates that enliven cinematographic creation from its photographic approach. Likewise, you will be able to collaborate in making decisions that cover issues of lighting, optics, framing, composition and colorimetry.
In any member of the photography direction department of a work of fiction, thus knowing the responsibilities and functions of a camera operator, a camera assistant, a camera assistant, a machinist, a DIT, a Video Assist, a colorist or a gaffer and an electrician.
Our way of teaching
You will begin by acquiring all the vocabulary essential for understanding and thinking about cinematography. Once this common language is established, you will assimilate all the necessary protocols for carrying out a film work, whether it is typical of a pre-production, filming or post-production phase. Immediately, you will experience the creative process within the framework of a so-called institutional cinema and then explore the counterproposals developed throughout History. Finally, you will synthesize everything you have learned in a final stage where you can formalize your own vision in accordance with the contemporaneity of our discipline.
Study plan
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Professors
Enrollment, registration and prices
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Contacts
Customer service schedule
- From Monday to Friday:
9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. - Saturdays and Sundays closed