Cinematography

Photography Art

Cinema

Time

Past

Black and White

The Godfather

Present

Colors/3D

Gravity

Future

Virtual Reality

Ready Player One

Top American Film Schools

USC

Los Angeles

New York University

New York

UCLA

Los Angeles

American Film Institute

Los Angeles

Columbia University

New York

Shot Sizes

Wide-Angle Lens

Master Shot

New Location

All Characters

Wide Shot

Big Location

Place around the character

Normal Lens

Full Shot

Character Entrance

Full Character

Medium Shot

Regular Scenes

Half Character

Telephoto Lens

Close-Up

Dramatic Scenes

Character's Face

Extreme Close-Up

Detailed Scenes

Character´s face details

Types of Lenses

Telephoto Lens

Closer Angle

Portraits, Nature, Sports

Normal Lens

Normal Angle

Subject

Wide-Angle Lens

Wider Angle

Big Landscapes and Short Interiors

Good Cinematography Features

Emotions

Camera

Movements

Shots

Angles

Cinematography Awards

Best Cinematography at the Oscars

1956

Somebody Up There Likes Me (Joseph Ruttenberg)

1998

Titanic (Russell Carpenter)

2014

Gravity (Emmanuel Lubezki)