Cinematography - the art of making motion pictures A cinematographer or director of photography is responsible for all the visual elements of the film. They make every creative choice related to composition, lighting, and camera motion- Anything someone in the audience sees in a given shot is decided by the cinematographer.
With my script I have a lot of ideas about what I want to do for different shots in different scenes. In my script I have written out how I plan to film a few scenes but a lot of it is just in my head still because I don't know how to vocalize what I want for some different scenes so a better understanding of filming techniques and practices will help me plan a more cohesive movie and be able to potentially film it or have someone else be able to film it and understand my directions.
This video goes over the very basic areas of cinematography and gives a good overview off all the main concepts. I think the video is extremely well made and has helped me gain a better understanding of cinematography which I can hopefully use when I start trying to film my script. It goes over many different angles that help convey certain ideas or feelings such as high angles, dutch angles, and low angles Different Angles The Low Angle- This angle has the camera pointing up at the subject in the scene and from below the actors eyes. This makes the subject look larger and dominant over the actor who we have the perspective of The High Angle- This is the opposite of the low angle. instead of making the subject look more menacing this angle makes them look weak or frightened. this is because the camera is above the subject looking down Eye-level Angle- This is a shot at eye level where the camera is at the same height as the subject being filmed is the most commonly used angle in film because the actors are at the audiences level Dutch Angle- This angle is where the camera is tilted to one side in order to put the audience off balance and show confusion with the character who is on the screen. Birds Eye Angle- This angle is sot form directly above a subject and oaks down on them this is usually used as an establishing shot or an extreme long shot in order to establish setting. Extreme Long Shot- This is a shot that contains a large amount of landscape. It is typically used in the beginning of films to establish a general location or setting- this is what's known as an establishing shot Long Shot- This is very similar to the extreme one shot because both contain landscape however the normal long shot is a little more specific when it comes to setting. It shows more detail while showing less of the landscape.