Visual Storytelling and Adapting to Changing Conditions

Tue Oct 27, 2020
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM (90 min)

Master Class by Ahmad Al Morsy
Moderated by Karim El Shenawy

TU Berlin Audimax

Directors of Photography (DOP) are visual storytellers who utilize their tools and vision to set the best mood for telling the story of the film. Their job goes beyond setting up light and shadows, composition, camera movement, color, and lenses. DOPs need to do extensive planning for their projects while maintaining the flexibility and creativity needed to face the changing circumstances. In this master class, renowned DOP/director Ahmad Al Morsy will discuss how to tell a story visually while having the flexibility to adapt to changing conditions. For more than 20 years, Ahmad Al Morsy has been working in the film industry, making more than 50 films and over 2,000 TV ads as a DOP, and recently as a director. Al Morsy won 20 national and international awards for his work. Currently, he is a member of the Canadian Society of Cinematographers (CSC) and the Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS). Al Morsy’s repertoire includes prominent films such as Messages from the Sea, The Blue Elephant, The Originals, Diamond Dust, and more