This document defines cinematography and discusses various cinematography techniques. It begins by defining cinematography as using camera movements, lenses, lighting and other elements to create meaning and help audiences understand stories. It then discusses how cinematography impacts audiences by helping them experience and understand movies. Various shot types like close-ups, long shots and their purposes are described. Camera movements, framing, depth of field, and other technical elements are also outlined. The document provides information on fundamental cinematography concepts for understanding films.

1. W H A T I S
•CINEMATOGRAPHY•
IZZY SAAB

2. D E F I N I T O N
S O W H A T I S C I N E M A T O G R A P H Y ?
C I N E M A T O G R A P H Y I S T H E W A Y I N W H I C H T H E
C A M E R A I S U S E D T O C R E A T M E A N I N G . I T C O U L D B E
B Y T H E M O V E M E N T O F T H E C A M E R A , T H E L E N S E , T H E
L I G H T I N G E T C .
U S I N G T H E S E S O U R C E S H E L P S T H E A U D I E N C E
U N D E R S T A N D T H E S T O R Y D E P E N D I N G O N T H E
S H O T S .

3. I M P O R T A N C E O F
C I N E M A T O G R A P H Y
WHAT IMPACT CAN IT HAVE ON THE AUDIENCE?
Cinematography has a big impact on the audience as it helps them understand the
story more properly and creates way more meaning due to the camera movement,
angles, and shots. It aswell helps the audience experience the movie and what is
happening.
Without cinematography, films would be boring and plain. Example: when a girl walks
inside her room and sees her brother dead, the first shot would be of the girl
screaming and crying, this makes the audience more excited on whats happening,
then the second shot would be of the dead man.

4. S H O T T Y P E S

5. CLOSE UP SHOT
shows an enlarged view of the
person/object, usually takes up the
entire screen. This shot allows the
audience to see what kind of
emotion the character has and we
feel more sympathy. Gives us a
better connection and
understanding. This shot is usually
used in the hated protagonist.
EXTREME CLOSE UP An extreme close up shows the
audience a different image on
how we see the object/person.
usually a very zoomed in shot.
example, This shot in Annabelle
is shown when her eye is closed
then suddenly opens, this
creates more tension and shows
something serious is going to
happen.

6. LONG SHOT
This shot shows the full
character, focuses on the
mise-en-scene and body
language in the scene. The
background is shown, captain
jack is running away while
there are people chasing him.
This shot is usually used to
show the audience the setting
of where the scene is taking
place. Usually used in
adventurous movies as it
captures the exterior.
EXTREME LONG SHOT

7. LOW ANGLE SHOT
HIGH ANGLE SHOT
This angle shows the position of the
character in the scene making the
object/person appear larger. This gives
the audience an idea of power.
This type of shot is used to
make the object/person appear
smaller. This gives the audience
an idea of vulnerability in the
scene.

8. OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT
This shot is used when a
person is speaking to another
person. This allows the
audience to see what the
character is seeing from its
point of view, and as well adds
realism to the scene.

9. F R A M I N G
The framing of a shot indicated where the objects/character take space
inside the frame of the shot/scene. When combining different angles
and shots that's when framing is created. Its used to emphasise a
specific character's point of view.
FIXED CAMERA
FRAME
SYMMETRICAL
FRAMMING
ESTABLISHING
SHOT
when the camera is placed and
does not move and neither
does the focus of it.
when the shots are centered to
have a perfect symmetry in the
scene.
When a new location is
introduced in the scene, could
be a school classroom , church,
hospital room, restaurant etc.

10. C A M E R A M O V E M E N T
TILT PAN DOLLY SHOT
PEDESTAL
SHOT
TRACKING
SHOT
WHIP PAN
The excitement you get from watching a movie is usually due to the camera shots and
movement. it us used to follow the actions of the characters and adds interest.
When a camera lens
moves up and down
rather than left to
right.
When you move the
camera from one side
to another, left to right.
When the whole
camera is moved
forward or backwards
in a straight line. Could
be to get close to an
object.
When the camera is
lowered or lifted.
example: follow a
character when he
stands up.
When the movement
of the camera is
moved in variety of
direction.
Same rules as a pan
but involves a quicker
movement in the
camera. and can
involve blurring
images .

11. R U L E O F T H I R D S

12. W H A T I S T H E
R U L E O F T H I R D S ?
It's a guideline that divides the shot into 9 equal parts. 2 lines
horizontally and 2 lines vertically. It's used to show the most
important events in a scene.
This is how the lines are arranged.
The main focus is put into where the lines
intersect. This helps as it captures the eye to
the important parts of the scene.

13. D E P T H O F F I E L D

14. W H A T I S D E P T H
O F F I E L D
Depth of field is the distance that appears acceptably in sharp focus,
could be nearest or furthest.
Every lens used has a specific depth of field.
It's the distance on which subject
focused on most.
The lollipop picture is shallow
depth of field as its only small
amount of focus.

15. DEPTH OF
FIELD
Depth of field can be
either shallow or
deep. Its the area in
front of the camera
that is more focused
on in the scene.
SHALLOW
FOCUS
This is when the camera
is on an object/person
and its only focus is on it
and the rest of the
background is blurry.
This is used to
emphasis the subject
more and have the
audience focus on that
particular thing.
DEEP FOCUS
when the background
and foreground both are
in focus at the same
time. The full scene is
given an equal amount
of focus. This creates
realism in the movie.

16. T H A N K S !