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The cinematographer, or director of photography, has an extremely
complex and challenging job. He or she must translate the ideas of
the director and the writer onto film. The cinematographer must know
how to use the camera to capture the images in the most effective way
possible, and consider lighting, composition, camera moves and angles,
different types of film, lenses and cameras, use of color, etc., when
filming
each shot. In composing a shot, the cinematographer must consider how
each image relates to the images that came before it, and how it will
relate to those that will follow it. Most shots are filmed several times
to
ensure that the end result will be just right. Each of these filming
segments
is called a “take.” The resulting takes are edited together to create
the film’s sequence of action that, in turn, moves the story forward. |
