cinematography
Camera angles
Birds eye view
Long shot
Extreme close up
Close up
medium shot
Wide angle
Low angle
Over the shoulder
High angle
Tilt shot
Lenses
Fish eye lens
Standard lens
Wide angle lens
macro lens
lighting
Ambient light
Key lighting
Hard lighting
Soft lighting
High/low key
Back lighting
Side lighting
Fill lighting
Practical lighting
Bounce lighting
Composition
Rule of thirds
Leading lines
Diagonals
Patterns
Symmetry
Framing
examples of great cinematography
This scene, while only being barely over a minute long, has a huge impact on the whole film, the slow zoom on the woman telling the story indicates the significance of the story to the film overall, the slow rise of the mans head in the doorframe leads the viewers attention to the man appearing, with excellent framing
This scene has amazing lighting and use of camera angles, for example the medium shot, looking from the back side of the man, but with the focus on the godfather sitting in the chair, as he is the most powerful person in the room, and then when the godfather stands up, it changes to a medium shot and we see how everybody moves when he does, showing how loyal they are to him, and also afraid, furthermore the front lighting on his face when he is talking face to face with the man makes him seem more intimidating, and puts him into the spotlight
inspiraitions
John Seale
Hong Kyung-pyo
Simon Duggan
Gordon Willis &
Valentina Caniglia
What is cinematography?
While the director makes key decisions regarding the camera, the cinematographer actually makes it happen. One of the major considerations for cinematographers is exposure — the art of manipulating the camera settings to get the desired look of the image.
A cinematographer or director of photography is the crew chief that presides over the camera and light crews on a film or video production. They are involved throughout the entire production and liaise closely with the director to create the images you see.