See also Directing; Lighting; Production
Timely News:
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- Oscar Cinematography Survey: The Cameras and Lenses Used to Shoot 29 Awards Contenders
- Light and Shadow in “West Side Story”
- Dolly, camera move in Raiders of The Lost Art
- Lighthouse: The Cinematography
- The View From Behind The Lens: Four 2019 Favorites
- Spielberg’s 10 Best Closing Shots
- Cinematography of The Favourite
- Mary Poppins Returns
- Top Cinematographers Talk Lensing Monsters and Royal Madness
- “Master of Light” Robert Muller Obituary
- Deconstructing Blade Runner Scenes
- Loveless Wins at European Film Academy
- Cinematography of Downsizing
- Q&A Owen Roizman
- The Florida Project
- Obit: The Way We Were Cinematographer Harry Stradling Jr.
- Obit: Zorba Cinematographer John Lassalley
- Phantom Thread Cinematography
- 25 Most Beautiful Movies
- The Top 5 Cinematographers in H’wood Today
- The Close up Cinematography of ‘The Game’
- James Wong Howe: How He Shaped Hollywood
- Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol 2
- Cinematography of Wonder Woman
- Cinematographers: create images, stir emotions
- In memory of Michael Ballhaus
- Roger Deakins: The Future of Cinematography
- Restoring Taxi Driver & Problems of Modern Cinematography
- Five Films That Broke The Rules of Cinematography
- 13 Films Compete in Camerimage Festival
- Edward Lachman to Receive ASC Lifetime Achievement Award
- Simple lines explain how our brains love cinematography
- Cinematographers: Others can alter our images in digital world
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- How a 3 time Oscar Winner makes movie magic
- Don McAlpine reflects on five decades in cinema
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- Remembering Haskell Wexler
- Modern Gadgetry, Dusted Off Technology Highlight Cinematography Race
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- Roger Deakins’ Cinematography: His 15 Coolest Shots
Recommended Resources:
- American Society of Cinematographers
- British Society of Cinematographers
- Camera Angles (mediaknowall)
- Camera Angles (handout)
- Camera Techniques (Lesson Bucket)
- Cameras in Middle Earth (Lord of the Rings doc) online stream
- Cinematographer speaks the ‘language of images’
- Cinematographer Style (series) (video stream)
- Cinematography (Film Analysis Guide)
- Cinematography (Thinking Film)
- Cinematography 101 (Global Action Project)
- Cinematography (Wikipedia)
- Cinematography Database
- Cinematography of Emmanuel Lubezki
- David Fincher on Cinematic Decisions (video stream)
- Color and the Look of A Film
- Composing Basic Camera Shots (Atomic Learning)
- The Dutch Angle: Tilting The Camera for Dramatic Effect (PetaPixel)
- The Effects of Camera Angles on a Viewer’s Emotions
- Elements of Cinematography (Elements of Cinema)
- Elements of Cinematography
- Flim Composition: The Rule of Thirds
- The Cinematographer (historical short)
- The Film Shot (Pacific Cinémathèque)
- The Film Shot, Camera Angles, Movement (Pacific Cinémathèque)
- 14 Basic Techniques for Better Shots
- How Film Shots Frame The Action
- How To Analyze A Movie: Considering the Camera
- How to: Camera (FilmClub)
- How to: Use A Camera (FirstLight video)
- How Spielberg’s Cinematographer Got These 11 Shots
- Introduction to Cinematography
- Lessons in Visual Language (Video series)
Lesson Plans:
- Camera Shots (Media Smarts)
- Camera Shots & Angles
- Camera shots and angles: conveying meaning (UNESCO)
- Cinematography: Capturing Images on Film (AMPAS Teacher Guide Series)
- Introduction to Cinematography (various HS lessons, 66 pages)
- Using The Camera (FiS)
- Lights, Cameras, Education (AFI)
- Principles of Cinematography (Elements of Cinema)
- Roger Deakins on Becoming a Cinematographer
- Rule of Thirds, Documentary Filmmaking Tutorial
- The Scene and Mise En Scene (Pacific Cinémathèque)
- The secret message camera angles send you
- The Shot Mise En Scene (chapter from Film Art & Filmmaking)
- 30 Camera Shots Every Film Fan Should Know
- Quick Guide to Film Shot Sizes (video)
- Shot Analysis in Cinema & Film
- Shots With Narrative Meaning (LoS)
- Star Wars (All 7 Episodes)
- Video Composition Rules (Atomic Learning)
- Video Essay: The Spielberg Face
- Video Shooting Basics
- Visions of Light documentary (YouTube)
- Which movies have the greatest cinematography? (Video)
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