cinematographers
Directors of photography
Cinematographers are the people responsible for the visual look of a film or television production.
They oversee camera work, lighting, and shot composition, translating a director's vision into images on screen.
Also called directors of photography or DPs: The cinematographer chose to shoot entirely in natural light.
Image capturing device
- lensLight-focusing curved glass
- lightingArt of illuminating spaces
- framingStructural or contextual shaping
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
exposure · focus · aperture · depth of field · shot · angle · movement · filter
One who leads
- gafferFilm's chief electrician
- gripSecure manual hold
- camera operatorOne who films
- coloristOne who applies pigment
production designer · key grip · best boy · electrician · storyboard artist · editor · producer · script supervisor
Caps-lock emphasis mode
- PanavisionCinematic equipment manufacturer
- anamorphicIntentionally warped for correction
- prime lensNon-variable focal length optic
- zoomRapid movement or magnification
tripod · jib · gimbal · light meter · monitor · film stock · slider · rig
Contrast technique in painting
- naturalisticImitating actual appearance
- high-keyExtremely or obviously
- low-keyRestrained and understated
- noirHard-boiled film genre
expressionist · documentary · handheld · classical · baroque · minimalist · saturated · desaturated
camera
Image capturing device
- lensLight-focusing curved glass
- lightingArt of illuminating spaces
- framingStructural or contextual shaping
composition · exposure · focus · aperture · depth of field · shot · angle · movement · filter · color grading
director
One who leads
- gafferFilm's chief electrician
- gripSecure manual hold
- camera operatorOne who films
colorist · production designer · key grip · best boy · electrician · storyboard artist · editor · producer · script supervisor
RED
Caps-lock emphasis mode
- PanavisionCinematic equipment manufacturer
- anamorphicIntentionally warped for correction
- prime lensNon-variable focal length optic
zoom · tripod · jib · gimbal · light meter · monitor · film stock · slider · rig · diffusion
chiaroscuro
Contrast technique in painting
- naturalisticImitating actual appearance
- high-keyExtremely or obviously
- low-keyRestrained and understated
noir · expressionist · documentary · handheld · classical · baroque · minimalist · saturated · desaturated · golden hour
- show businessactors, actresses, directors, producers, entertainers
- creativesartist, artists, painter, painters, illustrators
- film peopledirectors, filmmakers, producers, screenwriters, movie stars
- productiondirectors, pre-production, producers, production, cameras
- cinemafilm, films, film studios, movies, movie
- British FilmBFI, British comedy, Alfred Hitchcock, Danny Boyle, Christopher Nolan
cinematographerssound designers
Creators of auditory atmospheres
cinematographersdirectors
Those who lead organizations