Editing Cinematography and Lighting (section)

== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Understanding</span> ==
Cinematography is understood through '''Composition''' and '''Atmosphere'''.

'''1. The "Power" of the Angle (Composition)''':
Where you put the camera is "Political."
* **Low Angle**: Looking "Up" at a character. It makes them look **"Powerful,"** **"Heroic,"** or **"Threatening."**
* **High Angle**: Looking "Down." It makes them look **"Weak,"** **"Small,"** or **"Vulnerable."**
* **Dutch Angle**: "Tilting" the camera. It creates a "Feeling" of **"Disorientation"** or **"Madness."**
* "Composition" is the "Psychology" of the "Human Eye."

'''2. The "Emotion" of Light (Atmosphere)''':
Light "Tells" the audience "How to Feel."
* **High-Key Lighting**: Very "Bright" and "Shadowless." Used for **"Comedies"** and **"Musicals"** to create "Optimism."
* **Low-Key Lighting**: Very "Dark" with "Strong Shadows." Used for **"Horror"** and **"Noir"** to create "Mystery" and "Fear."
* **Natural Light**: (See 'Terrence Malick'). Using "The Sun" to create "Poetry" and "Authenticity."
* "Light" is the "Brush" that "Paints" the "Soul" of the scene.

'''3. The "Focus" of Attention (Optics)''':
The "Lens" "Directs" the "Mind."
* **Shallow Depth of Field** "Forces" the viewer to "Look" only at the "Eyes" of the actor.
* **Rack Focus**: "Changing" the focus from "Object A" to "Object B" in one shot. It "Connects" the two things "Without an Edit."
* **Whip Pan**: "Moving" the camera "Fast" to create a "Blur." It creates "Energy" and "Speed."

'''Roger Deakins’s 'Cinematography''''': The "Modern Master." His use of "Simple, Single Light Sources" and "Mathematical Composition" (e.g. 'Blade Runner 2049') proved that "Cinematography" could be "Symphonic," "Transcendental," and "Unified" (see Article 577) with the story.
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