What are the responsibilities of a cinematographer on a film production?
responsible for how movie will be photographed: FRAMING, SPEED, and LENGTH of every shot.
(translates the director’s vision)
AKA: Director of Photography
What are the key shooting terms?
Shot, Take, Setup
Shot:
one Uninterrupted run of the camera
Take:
of times a particular shot is taken.
Setup:
one camera position and everything associated with it.
What are the four most important properties of lighting?
Source, Quality, Direction, Style
[Lighting] Source:
Natural or Artificial
[Lighting] Quality:
Hard or Soft
[Lighting] Direction:
Which direction is it coming from?
- can include key light, fill light, back light (3 point lighting)
[Lighting] Style:
High key: not lot of contrast, FLAT lighting.
Low key: HIGH CONTRAST
What are some traditional lighting techniques?
3-point lighting
What are some of the considerations a cinematographer must take into account when composing a shot?
- Film or Digital?
- Lighting
- Color Temperature
- Lenses
- Shot Type
- Speed and Length of shot
- Camera movement
What are some of the key differences between film versus digital cinematography?
Film stock:
- types: black/white or Color
- Gauges (aka: formats): 8mm, Super 8mm, 16mm, 35mm, 65mm, 70mm, IMAX
- Speed (exposure): degree to which it is light-sensitive: fast/slow
Digital:
- Resolution: HD, 1080p, 4K
- Sensor size: 2/3rds, APS-C, Full Frame, Super 35
- Speed (exposure): degree to which SENSOR is light-sensitive: fast/slow
What are some of the different types of camera movement?
- Pan shot
- Tilt shot
- Dolly-in
- Dolly-out
- Tracking shot
- Steadicam
Pan shot:
HORIZONTAL movement of camera on tripod (LEFT/RIGHT)
Tilt shot:
VERTICAL movement of camera mounted on tripod (UP/DOWN)
Dolly-in:
subject grows larger in the frame.
Dolly-out:
moving away from subject; often used for slow disclosure.
Tracking shot:
moving with subject
Steadicam:
makes it seem as though you are the subject that is moving
