SONY’s Marcin Koszalka TV Series Visualization Group offers participants a unique opportunity to deepen their knowledge of the cinematographer’s work and post-production processes. The workshop will focus on developing skills in creating a visual style for TV serial projects.
It will be held on the basis of the TV serial which Marcin Koszałka is to creat telling the story of the Polish mafia of the 1990s and early 2000s. The story will be inspired by events related to the Pruszkowski and Wołomin gangs and one of the most brutal Polish gangs – the Mutants.
During the workshop, participants will be creating visual concept for this series including the colour correction and VFX.
A Sony Burano camera will be used for the shooting and visual style exploration.
The class will include a detailed cinematographic analysis of the popular series ‘Ripley’, available on Netflix. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss and understand the techniques and production decisions used.
In addition, Koszałka will share his experiences of working on the series ‘Erynie’, offering practical tips and concrete examples.
In preparation for the workshop, participants will be given a treatment of a draft of a series about the Polish mafia, which will serve as a education material for exercises and discussions. It is also recommended that participants familiarise themselves with the ‘Ripley’ series prior to the workshop, in order to provide a common basis for cinematographic analysis.
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Marcin Koszałka – Cinematographer, screenwriter and director of documentary and feature films. Habilitated doctor of film arts, graduate and lecturer at Krzysztof Kieślowski Radio and Television Faculty at University of Silesia, a member of the Polish Film Academy and the European Film Academy.
One of the most recognized documentary filmmakers of his generation, who has made films such as: “Such a Nice Boy I Gave Birth to”, “Declaration of Immortality” or “You’ll Be a Legend, Man”. In 2015, he made his feature debut with the thriller “The Red Spider”, which premiered in the main competition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
He has done camerawork for many Polish feature films. He was awarded twice at the Polish Film Festival, for “The Welts” (2004) by Magdalena Piekorz and “The Reverse” (2009) by Borys Lankosz.
In his personal life: mountaineer, climber and marathon runner.
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