Cinematography: Theory and Practice
For Cinematographers and Directors
Blain Brown
- 486 pages
- English
- ePUB (adapté aux mobiles)
- Disponible sur iOS et Android
Cinematography: Theory and Practice
For Cinematographers and Directors
Blain Brown
Ă propos de ce livre
This book 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.
This 4th edition has been thoroughly updated throughout to include detailed information on the latest lighting and camera equipment, as well as expanded and updated discussion on the following areas: shooting on a budget, color spaces with emphasis on the new UHD standards, the decision-making process in choosing what lights and equipment to use, considerations concerning power issues, safety and what electrical supply is needed for various types of lights, an examination of the cinematographer's role in preproduction, and much more.
Topics Include:
âą Visual storytelling
âą Continuity and coverage
âą Cameras and digital sensors
âą The tools and basics of film lighting
âą Methods of shooting a scene
âą Continuity and coverage
âą Exposure
âą Color
âą Understanding digital images
âą Using linear, gamma, and log video
âą Image control and grading on the set
âą Data management and the DIT
âą Optics and focus
âą Camera movement
âą Set operations
âą Green screen, high speed, and other topics.Whether you are a student of filmmaking, someone just breaking into the business, working in the field and looking to move up the ladder, or an experienced filmmaker updating your knowledge of tools and techniques, this book provides both the artistic background of visual language and also the craft of shooting for continuity, lighting tools and methods, and the technical side of capturing images on digital or on film.
The companion website (www.routledge.com/cw/brown) features additional material, including lighting demonstrations, basic methods of lighting, methods of shooting a scene, using diffusion, and other topics.