Introduction to Cinematography

3Fundamental Photographic Knowledge for Cinematography

Creating the optimal look and exposure for your shots requires sound photographic knowledge. Wherever you are shooting a scene you would rarely achieve the effect you want by leaving the camera on automatic. This chapter takes you through the photographic factors that affect how the image is recorded, starting by looking at the dynamic range of the camera sensor, which affects how many dark and light tones can be recorded, and the bit depth, which affects how much color detail can be created. It then looks at how the recording choices, RAW, Log and LUT affect the data that is recorded, moving on to aperture, shutter speed, ISO and metering, which all affect your exposure decisions, depth ...