Camera systems
Practical sessions built around digital cinema camera setup, exposure, monitoring, codecs, colour pipelines and the decisions that shape a dependable set workflow.
Dubai / UAE · International by arrangement
Workshops
& Technical
Presenting
Practical cinematography education shaped by working sets: camera systems, cinema optics, lighting and the craft decisions behind a finished frame.
Led by award-winning cinematographer Mark Hobz, founder of PicardAI.
Practical film workshops
Tools in context.
Craft through practice.
Sessions can be shaped for working crews, film students, rental teams, manufacturers or focused small groups. The emphasis is on usable cinematography knowledge rather than a fixed certification programme.
Optics & lens language
Hands-on exploration of focal length, format coverage, lens character, depth, filtration, focus behaviour and how optical choices carry story and product intent.
Lighting for the frame
A cinematographer-led approach to shaping faces, products and environments with motivated light, contrast, colour, control and efficient real-world rigging choices.
Technical presenting & product demonstrations
Complex tools,
clearly communicated.
For camera, lens and production-technology launches, Mark combines hands-on cinematography experience with structured technical communication. Presentations can move from engineering detail to a clear creative use case without losing the working cinematographer's point of view.
- Live launch presentations and product demonstrations
- Dealer, rental-house and crew training
- Camera, lens and workflow comparisons
- Panel conversations and moderated technical sessions
Format, travel and technical scope are agreed for each enquiry. No dates or availability are implied by this page.
Selected history
Teaching, training
& industry sessions
Selected entries from Mark's current CV. Public documentation is linked where available; not every event is independently documented online.
2026
Virtual Production & AI Atelier
Warsaw, Poland
Tutor, 5-7 June
2024
V-RAPTOR X launch
Advanced Media · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Trainer
2024
Film Optics and RED in Action
Cine Tomorrow · Dubai, UAE
Two sessions · 12 January
2023
Lens Design and Optic Science
IBC · Amsterdam, Netherlands · Samyang
Technical presenter
2023
Exploring Cultural Intersection in UAE Cinema
META Film Forum, Expat Connections · UAE
Panel speaker · 11 November
2022
Working as a Cinematographer Abroad
Australian Cinematographers Society · Sydney, Australia
Speaker
2020
Lens Tactics
Cuvaya · Online, Finland
Online session
2017
Film financing workshop
Film Kino · Helsinki Ammattikoulu, Finland
Workshop
Related optics work and published interviews
Where & how
Dubai-based.
Internationally experienced.
Dubai & UAE
In-person workshop, product demonstration and technical presenting enquiries across Dubai and the UAE.
International
Workshops, launch support and speaking engagements outside the UAE can be discussed by arrangement.
Online mentoring
Remote one-to-one or small-group mentoring enquiries are welcome, with scope agreed around a defined cinematography question or project.
Enquiries
Start with the right route.
For Dubai/UAE workshops, online mentoring and technical product-presenting enquiries, contact Mark directly. Engagements that fall within STUNNING's represented scope are handled through the agency; if the scope overlaps or is unclear, the enquiry will be routed appropriately.
