Cinematography Relates to how a director of photography

Cinematography: Relates to how a director of photography manages certain types of shots in order to increase the dramatic value of a scene 1

WHERE IS THE CAMERA? 2

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Directors of Photography use different focal lenses to create different effects. 4

Short Focal Lens The Crucible 5

Wide Angle lens creates expansive depth of field or deep space. Citizen Kane 45 6

Telephoto Lens The Graduate 7

"I tend to rely on only two kinds of lenses to compose my frames: very wide angle and extreme telephoto. I use the wide angle because when I want to see something, I want to see it completely, with the most detail possible. As for the telephoto, I use it for closeups because I find it creates a real encounter with the actor. " John Woo, director 1 8

the cinematographer has other tools at his disposal to manipulate the look of the shot 9

Racking Focus 46 10

Racking Focus The Graduate 11

Super Imposition (Special Effects) Kill Bill 47 12

Rear Projection Vertigo 48 13

Point of View (POV) The Diving Bell and the Butterfly 14

Filter 300 54 15

An Analysis of Camera Movement 55 16

Rotation Shot Apocalypse Now 17

Circular Shot Dead Poet’s Society 18

Crane Shot Touch of Evil 63 19

Steadicam Goodfellas 20

Panning Dances with Wolves 21

Tracking Shot The Shining 22

Basic Shot Types 54 23

Fifty-Fifty shot: two characters are talking and neither performer is given prominence The Devil Wears Prada 24

Reaction shot: A specific type of close-up in which the actor is responding to an event 25

Reverse Angle shot: same scene filmed from a different angle 26

Over the Shoulder Shot The Notebook 27

Cutting within frame: Changing from a long or medium shot to a closeup without editing the film Ocean’s 11 28

Pull Back shot: pull the camera away from the subject 29

Passing shot: the performer being filmed walks by a stationary camera; the camera pans past a stationary performer 30

Head-on shot: the movement is coming directly at the camera 31

Mirror shot The Matrix 32

Mirror Shot Citizen Kane 41 33

Reframing Shot: notice how the camera man moves to reframe the couple Eyes Wide Shut 73 34

Bird's-eye-view: achieved from a helicopter or elevated location. Spiderman 35

Establishing / re-establishing shot: photographed for the purpose of identifying the location or setting Shawshank Redemption 36

Establishing Shot 37

depiction of a large group of people. 38

WHERE IS THE CAMERA? 39

What do you see in this clip? 40