Cinematography: Theory and Practice
Image Making for Cinematographers and Directors
Blain Brown
- 422 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Cinematography: Theory and Practice
Image Making for Cinematographers and Directors
Blain Brown
About This Book
The world of cinematography has changed more in the last few years than it has since it has in 1929, when sound recording was introduced. New technology, new tools and new methods have revolutionized the art and craft of telling stories visually. While some aspects of visual language, lighting and color are eternal, shooting methods, workflow and cameras have changed radically. Even experienced film artists have a need to update and review new methods and equipment. These change affect not only the director of photography but also the director, the camera assistants, gaffers, and digital imaging technicians.
Cinematography: Theory and Practice covers both the artistry and craftsmanship of cinematography and visual storytelling. Few art forms are as tied to their tools and technology as is cinematography. Take your mastery of these new tools, techniques, and roles to the next level with this cutting-edge roadmap from author and filmmaker Blain Brown.
Whether you are a student of filmmaking, just breaking into the business, currently working in the industry and looking to move up to the next level, or an experienced professional who wants to update their knowledge of tools and techniques, this book provides both a basic introduction to these issues as well as more advanced and in-depth coverage of the subject.
The companion website features additional material, including lighting demonstrations, basic methods of lighting, using diffusion and other topics.
Topics Include:
- Visual language
- Visual storytelling
- Continuity and coverage
- Cameras and digital sensors
- Exposure techniques for film and video
- Color in-depth
- Understanding digital images
- Waveform monitors, vectorscopes, and test charts
- Using linear, gamma, and log encoded video
- Image control and grading on the set
- The tools and basics of film lighting
- ASC-CDL, ACES and other new methods
- Optics and focus
- Camera movement
- Set operations
- Green screen, high speed and other topics
Frequently asked questions
Information
index
- AC duties 333–8, 335–8, 342
- Academy Color Encoding System (ACES) 105–6, 107, 109–11, 111
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) 105, 109
- acceptable focus 290, 292
- action axis 77–9, 78
- action cuts 92
- Adams, Ansel 191
- Adams, Art 107, 194, 195, 207, 324, 326, 355, 359
- advanced workflow 337–8
- aerial shots 319
- Alton, John 273
- ambient light 241, 265, 270, 271, 272–3, 280
- American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) 108
- amplitude (strength) 152
- analog device 136, 138
- analog dimming 383
- analog in voltage 126
- analog video equipment 157
- analog wave 136
- Angel Heart 4, 5
- Angenieux lens 90
- answering shots 68, 82
- aperture 38, 160, 173–5, 178, 401, 401–3
- Apocalypse Now 20, 95
- apparent focus 288, 292
- Arri Alexa false colors 189, 189
- Arri Log C 209–11, 210–11, 214
- Arri Look File 204
- ASC-CDL system 224
- ASC-Color Decision List (CDL) 108–11, 111, 227
- atmosphere inserts 65
- atmospheric perspective 20, 21
- ATSC (Advanced Television Systems Committee) 157
- audience involvement 71–4
- available light 265, 271, 274, 283
- babies (1K Fresnel lights) 246, 247
- back cross keys 272, 273, 281
- back focus 300, 300
- background 30
- backlight: overview 264, 270, 282, 282; ra...