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Cinematography: Relates to how a director of photography manages certain types of shots in order to increase the dramatic value of a scene

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WHERE IS THE CAMERA?

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Directors of Photography use different focal lenses to create different effects.

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Short Focal Lens The Crucible

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Wide Angle lens creates expansive depth of field or deep space.

Citizen Kane

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Telephoto Lens The Graduate

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"I tend to rely on only two kinds of lenses to compose my frames: very wide angle and extreme telephoto. I use the wide angle because when I want to see something, I want to see it completely, with the most detail possible. As for the telephoto, I use it for closeups because I find it creates a real encounter with the actor. "

John Woo, director

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the cinematographer has other tools at his disposal to manipulate the look of

the shot

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Racking Focus

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Racking FocusThe Graduate

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Super Imposition (Special Effects)

Kill Bill

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Rear ProjectionVertigo

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Point of View (POV) The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

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An Analysis of Camera Movement

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Rotation Shot Apocalypse Now

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Circular Shot Dead Poet’s Society

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Crane ShotTouch of Evil

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Steadicam Goodfellas

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PanningDances with Wolves

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Tracking Shot The Shining

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Basic Shot Types

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Fifty-Fifty shot: two characters are talking and neither

performer is given prominenceThe Devil Wears Prada

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Reaction shot: A specific type of close-up in which the actor is

responding to an event

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Reverse Angle shot: same scene filmed from a different angle

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Over the Shoulder Shot The Notebook

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Cutting within frame: Changing from a long or medium shot to a

close-up without editing the filmOcean’s 11

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Pull Back shot: pull the camera away from the subject

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Passing shot: the performer being filmed walks by a

stationary camera; the camera pans past a stationary performer

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Head-on shot: the movement is coming directly at the

camera

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Mirror shot The Matrix

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Mirror Shot Citizen Kane

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Reframing Shot: notice how the camera man moves to reframe

the coupleEyes Wide Shut

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Bird's-eye-view: achieved from a helicopter or elevated location.

Spiderman

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Establishing / re-establishing shot: photographed for the purpose of identifying the location or setting

Shawshank Redemption

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Establishing Shot

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Crowd shot: A shot, image, scene or depiction of a large group of people.

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WHERE IS THE CAMERA?

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What do you see in this clip?