How do I define Cinematography? I can take the Google / Wikipedia definition of cinematography and describe it thus, ‘cinematography is the art and the science of recording light either electronically onto an image sensor or chemically onto film’. That is the literal definition of the word, but if we break down the word it…
Akira Kurosawa is celebrated as one of the greatest film directors in history. He true mastery of the medium is evident in every one of his films. In this video, the guys over at Every Frame a Painting take a look at how use of movement in different planes of a shot elevates a scene from pedestrian to grand master….
At the heart of any cinematic creation is the visual image. It does not matter how spectacular the locations are where you are filming, nor how great the performances of your actors — if you do not correctly capture these images on your camera, then your film is lost. The D.P. The primary individual who…
