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AI Video Camera Angles, Movement Tips and Tricks for Pro Results Every Time

Camera movements play a crucial role in shaping the visual language of a film, guiding how viewers experience and interpret a story. In his breakdown, Dan Kieft examines a range of...

The Secret Power of Close-Ups (and the 5 Types You Should Master)

The everyday viewer probably only notices cinematography when it's flashy, but the fundamentals carry the story.A recent video from StudioBinder Academy is built on Joseph V. Masce...

Objective vs. Subjective Framing: The Coverage Decision That Changes Everything

Choosing between objective and subjective camera coverage is one of the most consequential decisions you make when planning a scene. The difference between showing an audience what...

Married in the Frame – Unlocking the Psychological Power of the Over-the-Shoulder Shot

It is all too easy to dismiss the over-the-shoulder shot as “the common,” “the mundane,” or “the classic dialogue coverage.” We see it everywhere, from television to big-budget blo...

Don't Let Your Establishing Shot Be an Afterthought

Think of one of your favorite films. How does it handle its locations? How does the film give you an idea of the world its characters inhabit? Maybe a big sweeping crane shot? A lo...

The Best Camera Move You Missed in 'Singin' in the Rain'

It would be hard to name any films better than Singin' in the Rain (1952). The movie is just this wondrous ride through classic Hollywood that is also a masterclass in musical chor...

How Scorsese Plans a Scene

Martin Scorsese has made some of the most meticulously composed images in American movies. I mean, have you seen the Copa tracking shot? What about the stark black-and-white drama...

Watch Spielberg Break Down the Perfect "Oner" in 'Close Encounters'

Blocking is one of those things that sends fear into the heart of filmmakers. You have to decide where to put the camera and the people. It's a lot of decisions to make when you ge...

One Lighting Lesson from 'One Battle After Another' That Will Change How You Expose

One Battle After Another, Paul Thomas Anderson's action drama, shot by cinematographer Michael Bauman in VistaVision, is one of the best-looking films in recent memory. We've writt...

How to reduce extreme 'stretching' on my 3D object when yawing the camera?

I'm currently working on a 3D rendering setup from scratch and I'm facing an issue with the camera projection. My setup: I have a simple pyramid at the origin (0, 0, 0). I paint i...

Why Your Editor Hates Your Footage (And How to Fix It)

If your editor dreads getting your footage, that's a problem. So, this is for you. Jesse Senko is a photographer and director with a background in advertising. He's had years of co...

Official Guide Outlines How to Avoid Sexual Camera Angles of Women Athletes

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has published official guidelines that address how to showcase women athletes without overly sexualizing the camera angles. [Read More]

A Towed Car, a Rooftop, and One Shot at a Spiral Driveway

Shooting cars at night in a city like Hong Kong is a different challenge than a controlled studio setup or a daytime location shoot. You're working with mixed artificial light, hea...

GoPro Max Settings for Mapillary

This is a personal note so I remember the settings to use depending on my method of transportation: Bicycle: Mode: 360 Timelapse Video Interval: 0.5 seconds Resolution: 5.6...

The Odyssey: IMAX camera mirror system explained

Crew reveal the mirror system built to let actors keep eye contact around IMAX's bulky camera blimp on Nolan's The Odyssey.

Sometimes the Strongest Camera Move Is No Move at All

You know that I'm always going to seek out the horror films on a festival schedule, which I was so delighted to see Recluse during the Tribeca Film Festival this year. The gothic c...

How to Write Cinematic Lighting Into Your Screenplay

When you're deep in a screenplay draft, it's easy to obsess over dialogue and structure and forget entirely about how your scenes might be lit. That's a production concern, right?...

The Visual Technique That Makes ‘Sicario’ Feel So Unsettling

Director Denis Villeneuve’s crime thriller, Sicario, is among his most underrated works despite its critical and audience acclaim. Released in 2015, the film marked the second coll...

5 Tips for Shooting Night Exteriors

Night shoots. Sometimes the idea alone is enough to cause a panic attack in a filmmaker. They're hard, they take a lot of time, and they create unique challenges for your cinematog...

This 1981 Horror Classic Invented the 'Shaky Cam' Because Sam Raimi Couldn't Afford a Crane

One way to scare audiences in the horror genre is by turning the camera into a character itself. A famous example is the opening scene of Halloween (1978). The slow camera movement...

Watch Some of TV’s Top Cinematographers Explain How Story Dictates Their Visual Choices

Cinematographers from “Love Story,” “The Chair Company,” “The Testaments,” “Star Trek: Starfleet Academy,” and “Shrinking” convened to discuss their process at IndieWire's Craft Ro...

Cool Alternate Angles You May Not Have Seen Before