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Bachelor Bildgestaltung / Kinematographie (Cinematography) at Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München (HFF)

Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München (HFF), Germany

Programme overview

Training in independent artistic image and lighting design for fiction and documentary films for cinema, television and video, with attention to commercials and other media.

Faculty: Abt. VII - Bildgestaltung / Kinematographie  |  Department: Abt. VII - Bildgestaltung / Kinematographie  |  Duration: 9 semesters  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Wintersemester  |  Location: München, Bayern, Germany

What you will study

Seminars and practical exercises cover image design, lighting, camera movement, documentary camera work, large-format photography, image analysis and recording technology, with the student's own film and camera work on fellow students' films. The Hauptstudium comprises workshops on genre, multi-camera television, image control and DI, stereoscopic 3-D and VFX, and supervision of the final film.

Career pathways

Cinematographer for fiction and documentary films in cinema, television, video and commercials.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Allgemeine Hochschulreife or fachgebundene Hochschulreife (FOS 13/BOS 13, Gestaltung or Wirtschaft); exceptions possible for exceptional talent shown in the aptitude test with a state-recognised vocational qualification or at least 36 months of relevant full-time work experience; qualification under §29/§30 QualV also admitted. Selection by application tasks (Aufgabenportal). Very good German (German language diploma level II). International certificates need recognition via uni-assist (VPD).

Intake: Wintersemester

Duration: 9 semesters

Apply through the official page: https://www.hff-muenchen.de/de_DE/bewerbung

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