Which film is this advertising? What is the role of a cinematographer?

Cinematography

To research into aspects of cinematography To prepare and present our findings

Deciding where to place the camera and what to include/exclude in the shot produces a certain vantage point Bordwell & Thompson, Film Art: An Introduction

Film Noir
What do you know about the genre?

Visions of Light

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= 5bNfStzYCi0 How does Film Noir use lighting for effect? How could you make use of some of these techniques?

Conrad Hall

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= mas4zNdBhzo Films:

Road to Perdition (2002) American Beauty (1999)

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

Cool Hand Luke (1967)

Research Task

The role of the cinematographer Focus on aspects of lighting What is Chiaroscuro lighting? How is lighting used in vampire films? How does this inform your production? Use Prezi

You will be presenting your work to the class at 10.10

Include pictures Embed short video clips

Links

The History of the Discovery of Cinematography Aspects of Cinematography American Society of Cinematographers British Society of Cinematographers Lighting Forum ask for advice! Cinematographer Style - interviews