Pre-Production Is Where a Film Begins: Lessons from Experience and the Classroom

How one cinematography assignment changed the way I think about planning, production, and the cost of decisions made too late. The Lesson I Wish I Had Learned Earlier For years, I worked in advertising, content production, and digital marketing in Tehran. I started as a freelancer, worked as an employee, and eventually founded my own …

A filmmaker observing a production crew while studying cinematography, camera techniques, lighting, and composition.

Why Filmmakers Need to Understand Cinematography: Lessons from Behind the Camera

How studying the technical side of filmmaking changed the way I look back on years of advertising work, creative decisions, and the people behind the image. When Experience Is Not the Same as Understanding This semester, I had a cinematography class with Professor M.S.Dulip Kumar at St. Joseph’s University in Bengaluru. It became one of …