A television photographer is a journalist who conveys news and ideas through images and sound using a video camera. They are capable of producing any television drama, documentary, news, or sports program both inside and outside the studio. The photojournalist is well-versed in digital media and computer technology, mastering the visual language to express emotions and translate ideas into visual content that resonates with viewers.

Successful television production requires a large team with various specializations, including lighting, sound, set design, and presenters. Additionally, compelling media content is essential, provided by dedicated preparation and editing teams. To produce impactful material, specialized skills in television editing are crucial, integrating all these elements to create a successful show.

The British Academy For Training And Development offers training courses to help aspiring television photographers and media professionals develop these essential skills.

Who should attend? 

• Photographers and media students.
• Journalists and media professionals wishing to develop their skills in the field of television photography.
• Documentary filmmakers, photography enthusiasts.
• Those wishing to know the techniques of photography and montage.
• Those wishing to enter the field of television photography.
• New photographers wishing to develop their skills.
• Journalists and reporters wishing to acquire television photography skills.
• All employees in the field of sound engineering.
• All workers in the field of lighting television filming sites.
• All employees within the preparation and presentation of media and television advertising materials.
• All workers in the field of editing programs, series, shows and advertisements.

How attendees will benefit? 

After completion of the course, delegates will gain: 

• Knowledge of the technical aspects of television cameras of all kinds and the ability to use them professionally.
• Good understanding of the basics of television photography.
• The ability to formulate any topic in the picture through the good construction of scenes that express the idea.
• Understand the technical and technical terms recognized globally to work within a team.
• Comprehension of language, visual composition and its dramatic and aesthetic concepts.
• Realizing the aesthetic and dramatic concept of photography (lighting, visual composition, visual language).
• Realizing the importance of the relationship of the television photographer with the direction, montage and lighting designer.
• Get introductions to lighting and sound.
• Realizing the aesthetic and dramatic concept of montage.
• Knowledge of montage systems, tools and programs.
• Principles of TV montage and the skills necessary to work within the field of montage.
• Sophisticated and modern equipment that has been introduced into the work of TV montage.
• Coordination of work between different workers in order to produce a montage of great value.
• The method of combining various elements of images, video and text, and making a comprehensive montage of them.
• How to arrange the appearance of the shots in a coordinated and coherent manner so that the presentation appears harmonious.

• A theoretical introduction to photography and its relationship to television photography.
• The technique and rules of photography and the most important terms used.
• The aesthetic and dramatic concept of photography.
• Technical and technical objectives of the art of television photography.
• The role and nature of the photographer's work in television work.
• Lenses and filters.
• The electronic characteristics of the camera.
• Indoor and outdoor lighting and the difference between them.
• Artificial and natural lighting and the difference between them.
• The primary and secondary colors that make up the television picture.
• TV camera.
• Camera movements and angles, shot sizes, and their dramatic and aesthetic concept.
• The concept of visual language.
• Rules for choosing the shooting angle (perspective, background, light source).
• Processing texts, images and videos through appropriate montage.
• Preparations before the television editing process.
• Live work during live television broadcasts and direct montage of programs or materials presented on television.
• The latest and best programs used in TV montage work.
• How to add images and sound effects and formulate an integrated work that combines the elements.
• Field work skills and selection of photography sites at the appropriate time.
• Skills of distributing presentation elements from lighting, sound engineering, advertising interventions and delivery of work with television reporters.
• Skills of drafting the final form of the television show and the sequence of presentation of paragraphs and elements.
• Skills of cutting and adding clips to the final montage in proportion to the successful presentation.
• Montage systems.
• Influences and their types.
• The post-montage phase (color correction, mixing sounds, writing titles, using effective backgrounds).