Christopher Kenworthy

Christopher Kenworthy (born 1968) is an Australian writer and former film director. He is the author of two novels, The Winter Inside and The Quality of Light for Serpent's Tail, along with a short story collection, Will You Hold Me? and the chapbook Sullom Hill. His fiction has been widely praised by authors such as Michael Moorcock, and anthologised in books such as The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror. Born in Preston, England, he moved to Australia in 1997 and began a directing career which lasted until 2013. His Master Shots books are best-sellers for Michael Wiese Books. He is the director of The Sculptor. He won the Award For Directing (WA Screen Awards) in 2007. He directed many music videos, including Dreaming Light for Anathema (band).

Courses

Visual Effects Compositing in Adobe After Effects
In this course, film-maker Chris Kenworthy will give you a hands-on introduction to visual FX compositing in Adobe After Effects CC, showing how an...
Christopher Kenworthy
5 Dec 2014
Video
2 hours
Grade, Correct and Finish with Color Suite
Color Suite is an Adobe After Effects plugin that gives you a powerful toolset for correcting colors, making actors look well lit with good skin, and adding...
Christopher Kenworthy
17 Oct 2014
Video
2.1 hours
From Cinema 4D to After Effects: A Professional Workflow
Join professional filmmaker Christopher Kenworthy and learn how to combine Adobe After Effects with Cinema 4D Lite to create a more professional workflow...
Christopher Kenworthy
19 Aug 2014
Video
1.7 hours
Smoke, Fire and Explosions in Adobe After Effects
In this course, Christopher Kenworthy will show you how easy it is to create smoke, fire, and explosions using Adobe After Effects—without relying on...
Christopher Kenworthy
8 Aug 2014
Video
1.7 hours
Drums, Beats, and Rhythms in Logic Pro X
Getting good drums and beats is one of the most important and difficult aspects of working with Logic Pro X. How do you create something original or...
Christopher Kenworthy
18 Apr 2014
Music & Audio
2.1 hours
Compositing Masterclass
Compositing is the process of combining images or videos together to create a convincingly unified end result. In this course, you'll master compositing...
Christopher Kenworthy
16 Apr 2014
Video
2.3 hours
Learn Logic Pro X in 2 Hours
Whether you’re making Logic Pro X your main DAW, upgrading from an older version of Logic, or just want to use Logic Pro X along side other software, this...
Christopher Kenworthy
24 Feb 2014
Music & Audio
2 hours
Camera Flythrough In After Effects
After Effects is an amazing tool, able to create a camera flythrough effect so that your films look just like one made by the pros. But how do you get that...
Christopher Kenworthy
9 Sep 2013
Video
2 hours
Cinematic Effects in After Effects
Sometimes the movie making magic doesn’t happen on the set, but in the editing room. In this course, we learn how to make some of that magic happen using...
Christopher Kenworthy
30 Jul 2013
Video
2.3 hours
Expert Masking In After Effects
Adobe After Effects is a great tool, but how do you do all the tricks that the pros use? By the end of this course, you’ll be knocking out fancy masking...
Christopher Kenworthy
28 May 2013
Video
2.3 hours

Tutorials

How to Make Advanced Shots With a Long Lens
The long lens can be used to enhance location shoots, create extreme changes of focus and strengthen your compositions. This lesson includes tips on lighting...
Christopher Kenworthy
3 Feb 2017
Photo
How to Make Cinematic Shots with a Medium Lens
The medium lens creates shots that look like normal human vision, but when used creativity this can still lead to cinematic imagery.
Christopher Kenworthy
11 Jan 2017
Photo
How to Make Advanced Cinematic Shots With a Short Lens
The short lens isn't just for shooting wide-angles, but for controlling how your video conveys the scale of a scene. Use the short lens to increase speed,...
Christopher Kenworthy
25 Nov 2016
Photo
How to Make Cinematic Shots With a Wide-Angle Lens
When you shoot with a short lens, it affects the way all your video looks. Not only does this lens give you a wide view of the scene, but it changes the...
Christopher Kenworthy
2 Nov 2016
Photo
How to Make Cinematic Shots With a Telephoto Lens
Using a long lens changes the way you shoot video: there is no better way to get close-ups and cinematic looks, such as shallow depth of field. This lesson...
Christopher Kenworthy
11 Oct 2016
Photo
How to Use Shot Choices to Create a Cinematic Look in Video
To get the cinematic look when shooting video, use these tools to create the strongest visual contrast.
Christopher Kenworthy
4 Dec 2015
Photo
Mind the Gaps: Creating Convincing Crowd Scenes
Shooting convincing crowd scenes is difficult when you only have a few actors. This tutorial shows how to create a the appearance of a huge crowd with a...
Christopher Kenworthy
30 Sep 2014
Photo
Sight Lines and Framing for Dynamic Video Composition
Get your subjects eyelines right and camera positioning becomes simple. This video tutorial will show you how to split the frame into thirds, in your...
Christopher Kenworthy
27 Aug 2014
Photo
Creative Aspect Ratio Techniques
In this tutorial, you discover why certain aspect ratios work well and how to shoot for a particular framing style.
Christopher Kenworthy
21 Jul 2014
Photo