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Release Year
2002
Book Title
Cinematography: Theory and Practice: Image Making for Cinemato...
ISBN
9780240805009
Subject Area
Performing Arts, Photography
Publication Name
Cinematography : Theory and Practice - Image Making for Cinematographers, Directors and Videographers
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Group
Item Length
10 in
Subject
Film / General, Techniques / Cinematography & Videography
Publication Year
2002
Type
Textbook
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Author
Blain Brown
Item Weight
27.3 Oz
Item Width
7 in
Number of Pages
320 Pages
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Publisher
Taylor & Francis Group
ISBN-10
0240805003
ISBN-13
9780240805009
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2252249

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
320 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Cinematography : Theory and Practice - Image Making for Cinematographers, Directors and Videographers
Subject
Film / General, Techniques / Cinematography & Videography
Publication Year
2002
Type
Textbook
Author
Blain Brown
Subject Area
Performing Arts, Photography
Format
Trade Paperback

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Item Weight
27.3 Oz
Item Length
10 in
Item Width
7 in

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Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2002-019924
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
A gorgeous piece of work that bids to become a classic text on cinematography....Few books on cinematography meld aesthetics and pragmatics as deftly as this one.American CinematographerThe gorgeous illustrations bring movies to life and the modern approach that incorporates digital as well as film means that this book can be used for years to come.Judy Irola, ASCHead of CinematographyUSC School of Cinema-Television, "A gorgeous piece of work that bids to become a classic text on cinematography....Few books on cinematography meld aesthetics and pragmatics as deftly as this one." American Cinematographer "The gorgeous illustrations bring movies to life, and the modern approach that incorporates digital as well as film means that this book can be used for years to come." Judy Irola, ASC Head of Cinematography USC School of Cinematic Arts "The book is a wonderful, well-organized and knowledgable collection of all information a cinematographer may need. I recommend it highly." Andrew Laszlo, ASC "This book shows that there is more to the DP than holding the light meter--he needs to understand so much more about using photography to tell a story, create a mood, evoke an emotion. No other text I know of stresses this to this extent." Douglas C. Hart, First Camera Assistant, Instructor, and Author of The Camera Assistant "Blain Brown has created a masterpiece. Cinematography is the best reference book I have ever seen..the theories and practices revealed here will never go out of date. This is a "must have" book for anyone claiming to be a cinematographer that hasn't got at least two Academy Awards sitting on their mantle." - Rick Gerard, Creative Cow, "A gorgeous piece of work that bids to become a classic text on cinematography....Few books on cinematography meld aesthetics and pragmatics as deftly as this one." American Cinematographer "The gorgeous illustrations bring movies to life and the modern approach that incorporates digital as well as film means that this book can be used for years to come." Judy Irola, ASC Head of Cinematography USC School of Cinematic Arts
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
778.5
Table Of Content
INTRODUCTION 1. FILMSPACE Cinematic technique Subjective and objective POV The building blocks of scenes Character shots The fine art of cheating The master scene method Transitions Coverage Plán scene Hitchcock ''s rule Triple take or overlapping method Montage Conclusion:a mixture of techniques 2. VISUAL LANAGUAGE Design principles The three dimensional field Depth Forces of visual organization Film and video composition Basic composition rules for people 3. LENS LANGUAGE The lens and the frame Lens perspective Deep focus Compression of space Manipulating perspective Selective focus Image control 4. CAMERA DYNAMICS Motivation and invisible technique Types of moves Moving shots Camera mounting Dolly terminology Cranes Car shots Aerial shots Other types of camera mounts Steadicam Motion control 5. CINEMATIC CONTINUITY Types of continuity Continuity of content Continuity of movement Continuity of position Continuity of time The line What establishes the line? Screen direction Deliberately breaking the rules Reverse Cheating the turnaround Cutability Other issues in continuity Introductions Other editorial issues in shooting Jump cuts The six types of cuts 6. EXPOSURE Light as energy F/stop Exposure,ISO and lighting relationships Inverse square law and cosine law ISO speeds Light and film Densitometry Brightness perception Contrast Determining exposure The tools The Zone System The grey scale Place and fall Exposure and the camera 7. COLOR THEORY The nature of light Color perception The color wheel Hue,chroma and value Color mixing Complementary Advancing and retreating color Film and video colorspace Color harmonies &the interaction of color Color models Additive colors Subtractive colors The CIE color system Digital and electronic color 8. THE TOOLS OF LIGHTING HMI Xenons Carbon arcs Tungsten fresnels PARs HMI PARs Soft lights Color corrected fluorescents Cycs,strips,nooks and broads Chinese lanterns and spacelights Self contained crane rigs Lekos Balloon lights Portable units Day exteriors 9. LIGHTING AS STORYTELLING Origins of motion picture lighting Film noir Light as visual metaphor 10. CONTROLLING COLOR Color temperature Color balance of film Correcting light balance Light balancing filters Correcting off-color lights Stylistic choices in color control 11. OPTICS Physical basis of optics F/stop Focus Circle of confusion Depth-of-field How not to get more depth-of-field Hyperfocal distance Macrophotography Frazier lens and Revolution Lens tests 12. VIDEO AND HIGH DEFINITION Basics of video The video signal The waveform monitor and vectorscope SMPTE color bars The vectorscope Setting up a color monitor The PLUGE Camera white balance Analog and digital colorspace Digital video encoding Is it broadcast quality? Timecode and edgecode Video frame rate Drop-frame and non drop-frame Shooting High Def video 10 things to remember when shooting High Def Lighting for High Def video Shooting digital video Transferring video to film NTSC and 3:2 pulldown Prepping for telecine 13. IMAGE CONTROL Color printing Controlling color and contrast How flashing works Varicon Bleach bypass and other processes Skip bleach Exposure compensation in bleach-bypass Other techniques Cross processing Printing negative as interpositive Transfer from print Filter types Diffusion and effects filters Nets Contrast filters Conversion filters Using filters in black-and-white photography Polarizers Density filters 14. SET OPERATIONS The shot list The Director of Photography The team Camera crew Electricians Grips Set procedures TECHNICAL ISSUES Sun location with a compass Flicker Filming practical monitors Chroma key and Ultimatte Lighting for bluescreen/greenscreen Dimmers Working with strobes High speed photography Lighting for extreme close-up Underwater filming Effects Professional Formats Acknowledgments Bibliography Filmography Index
Synopsis
Lavishly produced and illustrated, Cinematography covers the entire range of the profession. The book is not just a comprehensive guide to current professional practice; it goes beyond to explain the theory behind the practice, so you understand how the rules came about and when it's appropriate to break them. In addition, directors will benefit from the book's focus on the body of knowledge they should share with their Director of Photography. Cinematography presents the basics and beyond, employing clear explanations of standard practice together with substantial illustrations and diagrams to reveal the real world of film production. Recognizing that professionals know when to break the rules and when to abide by them, this book discusses many examples of fresh ideas and experiments in cinematography. Covering the most up-to-date information on the film/digital interface, new formats, the latest cranes and camera support and other equipment, it also illustrates the older tried and true methods.
LC Classification Number
TR850.B7598 2002

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