GMAI Workshop Participants Learn About Photography and Cinematography

The Global Media Arts Institute (GMAI), an initiative of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), in association with Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión (EICTV), organized a class on photography for film. The class took place March 16-20,
2009, at FUNGLODE Headquarters.

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The course provided students with instruction on composition, framing, light and color. Students learned the relationship between photography and cinematography. Instruction was provided by Luís Najmias, Professor of Photography at Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión and Instituto Superior de Arte. Seventeen students enrolled in the workshop.

GMAI is
dedicated to providing professionals in the television and film industry with comprehensive instruction in the latest trends in audiovisual production, as part of its overall mission to expand the multimedia industry of the Dominican Republic. The Institute seeks to play a key role in the development of a highly qualified Dominican audiovisual industry that significantly contributes to the economic development, competitiveness and modernization of the nation.

GMAI
regularly offers introductory, intermediate and advanced courses. It also organizes events that promote greater understanding of the media arts, such as conferences, screenings and interviews with filmmakers.

Related link:
www.eictv.org