Saturday, 26 March 2011

The Role of the Cinematographer

The role of the cinematographer starts before the shooting of the film begins. It is the role of the cinematographer to see the space for shooting ad think visually what the set is going to look like, the different shot types that would best capture the audiences interest. Howeverit is not only the camera shot types it is the lighting, framing, movement of the camera within a scene and how this can best be used to portray the appropriate ideas for this scene. The cinematographer must think of the type of lighting and how this will look, whether different types of lighting need to be added, lamps, candles, or stage lighting as the lighting is crucial to the overall shotand the mood it creates. Overall the cinematographer is responsibe for how the film looks, the differentshot types and how they are used to the most advantage.
    Shannon

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