cinematography

 Cinematography

cinematography is the art of motion picture photogrtaphy. cinematographers use a lens to focus reflected light from objects into real image that transfers to some image sensor or light-sensitive material inside a movie camera.

Background information

film makers use shot types and angles to convey meanings to the plot. 

For example low angle shots represents that the character has a lot of power and a long distance shot is used to show the setting. 

Close ups are used to represent extreme importance. sequence is is multiple scenes to tell a story. 

Analysis is the act of taking something complicated and break it down. A shot is an unbroken span of action

Movies rely heavily on largely invisible techniques

Cinematic language is the visual vocabulary of film. 

The audiences perception of a story is affected by cultural differences.

Form – the means by which a subject is expressed 

Every element in every frame is there for a reason

fade in / fade out are the dissolving to or from black.

Alternative approaches analyze movies more as cultural artifacts than as traditional works of art.

Reflection

I learned that cinematography have a significant meaning because the different techniques used to convey emotion and meaning. There's a lot of different elements of cinematography that make up the meaning of a film.

Content Application

In the identifying shot types and angles project we took pictures from different shot angles to show that they all convey different meanings

SOURCES 

Chapter One powerpoint