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But by making use of these extras, we can lift these designs to another level. (A Serious Man, shot by Roger Deakins)Īctors deserve much credit for what they bring to the scenes that make them stars, but the best among them understand that they are at the mercy of the skills behind the camera to lend them superpowers.Īt the same time, compelling animation can work despite zero use of lighting, color, composition, or optical effects to highlight it. How much of the story can you gather from this single green/gray/yellow frame? The dominant element is a solitary figure, and the movement of the shot is toward potential trouble, not yet in focus. That might be a human face or figure-as with these examples-in such strong relief that they appear almost as in a dream. What’s left after throwing away so much image data? Only the magic.which is to say, only what matters to the shot. In an era where computer games can exceed 120fps, film still uses the 24fps standard established a century ago. More than that, much of the image detail that does appear in the image is obscured by soft focus, what we call “depth of field effects.” These images are taken from the full-color real world, yet they all are dominated by three colors or fewer-right down to zero in the case of a black and white movie. One common missing detail is.most of the color spectrum. To understand how 'less can be more,' pay particular attention to what we don’t see.

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Okay, maybe not this much.but we'll talk about focus laterĮxamine the “singular” quality of a classic movie still, such as the ones below, and you’ll see their iconic status is no accident. Just as keyframe animations contain far less motion information than raw motion capture data, cinematic images remove detail and color from the natural world-like, seriously, most of it. Less is more in cinematic shotsĬinematographers show as little as possible, but no less.

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Camera shot designs convey a point of viewīy looking at reference-like we do with animation-we find that the so-called 'real' world of lenses, lighting, and optics is full of more surprises than our creative minds can easily comprehend.

The true purpose of movie lighting is to create emotional impact.

Cinematic images-right down to the still frame- show us where to look.

Cinematographers show as little as possible, but no less Together these constitute something like a secret weapon for mograph: In this article we’ll explore five principles of what makes a shot 'cinematic' that have direct analogues in animation in terms of how they are used.

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