LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After reading this chapter, you should be able to
- identify the role of the cinematographer and camera crew and distinguish between a shot, a setup, and a take.
- describe the basic characteristics of the cinematographic properties of a shot: film stock, lighting, and lenses.
- understand the basic elements of framing, including implied proximity to the camera, depth, camera angle and height, camera movement, open and closed framing, and point of view.
- describe any shot in a movie by identifying its implied proximity to its subject; the angle of the camera; the nature of camera movement, if any, within the shot; and the speed and length of the shot.
- distinguish between different types of special effects and explain how visual effects have evolved.