Docsity
Docsity

Prepare for your exams
Prepare for your exams

Study with the several resources on Docsity


Earn points to download
Earn points to download

Earn points by helping other students or get them with a premium plan


Guidelines and tips
Guidelines and tips

Understanding Cinematography: Roles, Shots, Lighting, and Framing, Study notes of The Avant Garde in Literature and Cinema

An in-depth exploration of cinematography, a crucial aspect of filmmaking. Learn about the role of the Director of Photography, the process of capturing moving images, and the importance of lighting and framing. Discover the different types of shots, their purposes, and how to use lenses effectively.

What you will learn

  • What are the different types of lighting sources and qualities?
  • What are the four broad categories of the cinematographer's responsibilities?
  • What is the role of the Director of Photography in filmmaking?
  • What are the three key terms used in shooting a movie?
  • How do short-focal-length and long-focal-length lenses affect the image?

Typology: Study notes

2021/2022

Uploaded on 09/12/2022

gaqruishta
gaqruishta 🇺🇸

4.4

(18)

237 documents

1 / 27

Toggle sidebar

This page cannot be seen from the preview

Don't miss anything!

bg1
Cinematography
Film Study 1 Ms. Jones
From Looking at Movies by Barsam and Monahan
pf3
pf4
pf5
pf8
pf9
pfa
pfd
pfe
pff
pf12
pf13
pf14
pf15
pf16
pf17
pf18
pf19
pf1a
pf1b

Partial preview of the text

Download Understanding Cinematography: Roles, Shots, Lighting, and Framing and more Study notes The Avant Garde in Literature and Cinema in PDF only on Docsity!

Cinematography

Film Study 1 – Ms. Jones From Looking at Movies by Barsam and Monahan

What is cinematography?

  • Cinematography is the process of capturing moving images on film or a digital storage device.
  • The word comes to us from three Greek roots— kinesis , meaning “movement”; photo , meaning “light”; and graphia , meaning “writing”—but the word was coined only after motion pictures themselves were invented.

Shot, Take, Setup

  • The three key terms used in shooting a movie are shot, take, and setup.
    • Shot – one uninterrupted run of the camera
    • Take – refers to the number of times a particular shot is taken
    • Setup – one camera position and everything associated with it

Production Process

  • The cinematographer’s responsibilities for each shot and setup (as well as for each take) fall into four broad categories: - Cinemagraphic properties of the shot (film stock, lighting, lenses) - Framing the shot (proximity to the camera, depth, camera angle and height, scale, camera movement) - Speed and length of the shot - Special effects

Back Light picks out subject from its background Fill Light from the opposite side ensures the key light only casts faint shadows Key Light highlights the object

Lenses

  • Short-focal-length lens (aka wide-angle lens, starting at 12.5mm)
    • Makes objects look further away than they actually are
    • Movement from background to foreground may appear faster
  • Long-focal-length lens (aka telephoto lens, range from 85mm-500mm)
    • Makes objects look closer (or flatter) than they actually are
  • Middle-focal-length lens (aka normal lens, range from 35mm-50mm)
  • Zoom Lens (aka variable focal-length lens)

Lenses

  • Depth of Field
    • Cinematography must decide what planes or areas of the image will be in focus
    • Short-focal-length lens permit many or all planes to be in focus
  • Rack Focus (shift focus, select focus, pull focus)
    • Shifting focus from one plane to another
    • https://youtu.be/NRMUbjI3grY

Framing the Shot

  • Aspect Ratios
    • 1.33:1 Academy (35mm flat)
    • 1.85 American Widescreen (35mm flat)
    • 2.2: Superpanovision (70mm flat)
    • 2.35:1 Panavision and CinemaScope (35mm anamorphic)
    • 2.75:1 Ultra Panavision (70mm anamorphic)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CgrMsjGk7k

Extreme Long Shot Long Shot Medium Long Shot Medium Shot

Medium Close-Up Close-Up Extreme Close-Up

Rule of Thirds

180 Degree Rule

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bba7raSvvRo