Language of Film: Cinematography

See also Directing; Lighting; Production

Timely News:

• The Cinematography of “Being The Ricardos”
• 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
• Cinematographer Warns of Major Problem In The Field
• How a 3 time Oscar Winner makes movie magic
• Don McAlpine reflects on five decades in cinema
• Close Encounters Cinematographer, Zsigmond Dead at 85
• Remembering Haskell Wexler
• Modern Gadgetry, Dusted Off Technology Highlight Cinematography Race
• How the Cinematography of Drive used Quadants
• Make Your Movie With A Smartphone, or DSLR
• 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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