Chapter 5: Cinematography Flashcards
Definition of cinematography
Writing in movement… tech aspects of images
Tonality
Considering how light registers on film
Contrast
Comparitive difference between darkest and lightest areas
What is this?
* Helps guide us to important parts of frame
* Even with black and white, can still notice differences
Contrast
Exposure
How much light passes through lens regulation
Tinting
dark areas are black while lighter are the same
Toning
Dye added during positive print
Ramping
Increasing frames per second (i.e. Die Hard’s fireball)
Time-lapse cinematography
e.g. sunset in seconds
Focal length
distance from the center of the lens to the point where light rays converge on focus
short-focal-length lens
- 35mm example
- wide field of view
- exaggerates depth
middle-focal-length lens
normally used… avoid perspective distortion
long-focal-length
depth and volume are reduced… person moving towards camera takes longer
depth of field
range of distances within which objects can be photographed in sharp focus
Citizen Kane legacy
shorter focal length… deep focus