Basic Cinematography: A Creative Guide to Visual Storytelling

by Kurt Lancaster

Book Overview

The cinematographer must translate the ideas and emotions contained in a script into something that can be physically seen and felt onscreen, helping the director to fulfil the vision of the film. The shots may look good, but they will not serve the story until the composition, lenses, and lighting express, enhance, and reveal the underlying emotions and subtext of the story. By making physical the ideas and emotions of the story, the cinematographer...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815396457
• ISBN13: 9780815396451
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 281 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.5" x 9.1"