Week 1 Cinematography Foundation

1.Elements Composition

  • focus on the placement, size and visibility of an element in the frame.
  • film: < A Space Odyssey >
  • aspect ratios: 1.85:1(American theatrical) / 1.66:1(European theatrical) / 2.39:1 (cine scope) / 1.78:1(16:9/HDTV)
  • film: < Children Of Men > include huge space, area, site, and highly contrast colour subtle and gentle.
  • rule of thirds: by dividing the frame and two third and o the wheat and high
  • film: < Prometheus > this position is the rule of third.
  • hight/low angle: (high) the subject looks powerless and weak, (low) the subject looks powerful and big.
  • quality of light: soft-light and hard-light, shadow are key to understanding quality of light.
  • colour: complementary colours/analogous colours.
  • example about movies colours: joker/ the gran Budapest hotel/mad max/ the revenant