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FILMMAKING

Cinematography.
Give the story a visual language.

Camera position, movement and lens choice influence how a scene feels.

Camera operator holding a cinema camera (reference image)
Reference image · Kyle Loftus

01

Begin with the scene

Identify the emotional change and decide whose experience the camera follows.

02

Choose the frame

Consider distance, perspective, depth and what the audience needs to discover.

03

Plan purposeful movement

Use movement when it reveals information, follows action or changes the relationship to a character.

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