Translator's Preface
introduction

01 Record of movement

Record of movement
The world of characters
The visual language of cinematography
Storytelling through lighting
Frame decision
Lens and space
Perspective
Lighting and color
movement
camera angle
information
Point of view shot
visual texture
visual metaphor
Naturalism vs. Expressionism
The role of the cinematographer

02 Frame

One photo, more than that
Principles of frame composition
Unity
balance
rhythm
ratio
Contrast
texture
Directionality
3D space
Depth
relative size
linear perspective
atmospheric perspective
The power of the visual system
line
time
Triangular composition
horizontal, vertical, and diagonal lines
frame border
Frame within a frame
Positive space, negative space
Movement of the audience's gaze
Rule of Thirds
Rules of Portrait Photography
headroom
Nose room
Other guidelines
Lens height
Dutch tilt
Aspect ratio

03 Lens Language

Storytelling through lenses
foreground/middle ground/background
Lens perspective
Lens and space
Compression of space
Selective focus
flare

04 Continuity

continuity
Shooting for editing
Consider continuity
Types of continuity
continuity of content
continuity of movement
continuity of location
continuity of time
Directionality
virtual line
Screen orientation
The importance of virtual lines
Screen orientation
Criteria for setting virtual lines
The purpose of maintaining screen orientation
A basic example of maintaining screen orientation
exception
turnabout
Pushing
Coverage Plan
The Importance of Editing
The 20% Rule and the 30-Degree Rule
moving shot
chase scene
Scene passing through the door
Entry and exit frames
Exit frame using a neutral axis
Continuity of props within coverage
Movement of gaze
Group shot
Cutaway view
Over-the-shoulder shot perspective
The gaze of a seated character

05 Filming Techniques

cinematic techniques
Audience perception
frame
Fixed frame
camera angle
Shot: Building a Scene
Wide shot
Setting shot
Character shots
Full shot
Two shots
Medium Short
Close-up
Over-the-shoulder shorts
cutaway
Reaction shot
Insert
Connection Short
Reveal
supplementary short
Conversion short
Invisible technique
Audience Participation: POV
The Fourth Wall and POV
Filming techniques
Master Shin method
Integral/Extended Master Shot
Free way
Duplicate shooting method
A scene of walking and talking
montage
Place setting
introduction
hour
Characters
Other editing concepts
jump cut
Types of editing
Action cut
POV connection
match cut
Invisible connection

06 Camera

digital signal path
digital signal processing device
HD recording
UHD
Difference between RAW and Baked Files
Signal path of RAW camera
Video signal for monitor
Definition of RAW
digital negative
Chroma subsampling
Pixel
Resolution
Photo site
The difference between pixels and photosites
Digitalization
OLPF
digital sensor
CCD
CMOS
3CCD method
Color distinction
Bayer filter
Demosaic/Debayer
Digital sensors and color
Number of pixels
Shooting resolution
shutter
rotary shutter
Rolling shutter and global shutter
Sensor size and depth of field
ISO of digital cameras
noise
IR filter/hot mirror filter
Bit rate
Bit depth
Frame rate
Film look and video look

07 Digital Measurement

Waveform Monitor
External synchronization signal
Waveform View
Composition of color bars
Monitor adjustment using the plug
Monitor Navigation
Broadcast signal standards
Vectorscope
Color/Phase
Using a vectorscope on set
Color bars as seen in a vectorscope
White balance/black balance
Color gamut
Video Test Card
Limitations of neutral gray cards
medium gray
Calibration Test Chart
DSC Labs' test chart
One-short chart
X-Rite's Color Checker
Chroma Match and Screen Align
skin tone
Image resolution measurement

08 Exposure

Exposure theory
Appropriate exposure
Exposure control
ISO
Elements of exposure
light
F-stop
Shutter speed/frame rate/shutter angle
characteristic curve
underexposure
overexposure
Appropriate exposure
Brightness out of luminance range
Two aspects of exposure
The difference between film and video
Limitations of post-production
core
Exposure in RAW video shooting
digital exposure
exposure meter
Incident exposure meter
Reflective exposure meter
Another world of exposure
Setting exposure with a waveform monitor
F-stop of the waveform
Reflectivity 18%
Camera exposure indicator
Zebra
Histogram
Traffic lights and goal posts
False color
Ari Alexa's Fall Color
Exposure strategy
Avoid clipping and noise
Texture and detail
dilemma
Using an exposure meter
Key light measurement
Using the Waveform Monitor
Matching mid-gray
Exposure reference point
ETTR
Zebra
monitor
personal tendencies
Exposure of Blackmagic Design Camera

09 Linear, Gamma, Log

dynamic range
linear response
Ideal and Reality
Linear as scene reference
A typical S-curve
Film gamma and video gamma
Video gamma
coincidence
REC.709 and REC.2020
Transfer function of Rec.709
Rec.2020
Studio Swing, Full Range, Legal Video
Code 100 problem
HyperGamma/CineGamma/Film Rec
Sony's HyperGamma Terminology
Gamma of RAW video
Linear inefficiency
Log encoding
History of logs
Super White
Differences between what is seen and what is not
Log and RAW
Logarithmic curve by company
Sony S-Log
Ari Log C
Canon-log
Panarogue
Red Code
Red Log
Log and 18% gray
Differences between logarithmic curves

10 colors

Color terms
Color temperature
warm and cool colors
White balance, black balance, black shading
Magenta and green
CIE chromaticity diagram
Color gamut
Color space of video
Rec. 709 and Rec. 2020
DCI-P3
AMPAS's ACES color space
procession
Color balancing using gels and filters
Conversion gel
Correction gel
Correction gel
Correcting poor lighting
HMI
industrial lighting
Color, a storytelling tool
Color Palette Examples

11 Image Adjustment

How to adjust the image
DIT Cart
DIT Cart Features
Color Correction and Color Compensation
Lift/Shadow
Gamma/Midtone
Gain/Highlight
curve
Log mode
Offset adjustment
Output and reuse of daily corrections
LUTs and Looks
1D LUT
3D LUT
The difference between LUT and Look
Adjusting the image in front of the lens
camera filters
Diffusion filter and effect filter
Camera lens filters for color correction
Warm color filter and cool color filter
Adjusting the contrast of black and white images
polarizing filter
IR filter

12 light sources

Lighting tools
color balance
Color rendering index
Daylight/tungsten lighting
LED lighting
Remote phosphor LED
HMI lighting
Xenon
tungsten lighting
Fresnel illuminator
open face
green onion
soft light
Barger Backlight
fluorescent lights for photography
Other types of lighting fixtures
Soft line
Psyche, strip, nook, broad
Lantern lights and space lights
Crane-mounted lighting equipment
Ellipsoidal Reflector Spot Light
Balloon lights
portable lighting device
Outdoor daytime gear
temporary lighting
Box light fixture
Christmas tree lights
projector bulb
More information about lighting

13 lights

Lighting Basics
(Conceptual) lighting tool
properties of light
Strength and softness
What is the goal of good lighting?
Full range of tones
Color Control and Color Balance
shape
separation
depth
texture
Mood and tone
shadow
Reveal and hide
Exposure and Lighting
Lighting Terms
Working with hard and soft light
hard light
soft light
Direction of lighting
Avoid flat frontal lighting
Upstage lighting
Backlight and kicker
intensity of lighting
Texture of lighting
color
Lighting technology
Ambient lighting
Classic lighting
Light coming through the window
Practical and setup lighting
Basic principles of lighting
Upstage Lighting: Reverse Key
Back cross key
Ambient accent lighting
Practical lighting
Light through the window
Available light
Available light: windows
Setting lighting
Lamp light reinforcement
Outdoor shooting during the day
Fill Light
Silk and Diffusion
Open shades and garage door lighting
Using sunlight as backlight
Magic Hour
Seven different lighting in the same scene

14 Lighting Settings

Hard light and soft light
Using Fill Light in Daytime Outdoor Shoots
Scream and Barn Door
Flag, solid, net
Chimera and Snoot
softbox
Egg Crate
Window problem
Cookies, Cellos, Gobo
dimmer
LED dimmer
hand squeezer

15 grips

Definition of terms
reflector
Flags and Cutters
Net
Cuculolis (cookies)
Grid and Egg Crate
open frame
Diffusion
Butterfly and Overhead
Installation equipment
Grip head and C-stand
Highboy Stand
clam
Wall plate, baby plate, pigeon
2K receiver and turtle
Sidearm and offset arm
Other grip gear
sandbags
Apple Box
wedge
candlestick
Stud Chain Vice Grip

16 Camera Movement

camera movement
Camera operating
Motivation for camera movement
Basics of Camera Movement
Types of movement
Pan
Tilt
Dolly in/dolly out
zoom
Punch-in
moving shot
Tracking
movement in the opposite direction
Revealing using camera movement
circular movement
Crane movement
Rolling shot
Camera equipment for movement
drone
handheld
Stabilizer League
camera head
tripod
High hat
rocker plate
tilt plate
Crab Dolly
Dolly term
Filming car scenes
Vehicle-to-vehicle shooting
Aerial photography
Other camera mount equipment
Steadicam
Cable cam
splash box
Underwater photography housing
motion control camera

17 Optics and Focus

Physical Foundations of Optics
refraction
Focal length and angle of view
F-stop
focus
mental focus
Circle of confusion
Depth of field
shallow depth of field
shortest distance
Nodal Point
Rear node point and special effects shooting
Zoom lens and depth of field
Close-up photography
Exposure compensation in close-up photography
Depth of field in close-up
Depth of field calculation in extreme close-ups
Special lenses for close-ups
diopter
Extension tube and corrugated box
macro lens
Snorkel lenses and Innovision lenses
Fraser Lenses and Revolution System
Lens extender and filter coefficient
Lens Care
Back focus

18 Filming location

Putting it into action
Director of Photography
The Cinematographer's Tools
Gaffer Glass
laser pointer
Director Viewfinder
digital still camera
Short list
Order together
Reading the script
Consult with the director
Location scouting and on-site inspection
Coordination with other departments
Team and Order
production meeting
test
filming crew
Cameraman
First Camera Assistant
Second camera assistant
loader
DIT
Shooting script, equipment and tools
shooting script
Camera Assistant's Tools and Supplies
Advance preparation of the camera assistant
Camera Checklist
teamwork
Lighting Team
Grip Team
Other production teams
Filming procedures and rules
The order of scene shooting: blocking, lighting, rehearsal, shooting
Filming progress order
Room tone recording
Filming set etiquette
Safety on set
Lighting, electrical, and grip equipment
Crane Safety
How to use slate
How to read slate
End slate
MOS Slate
Multi-camera slate
Timecode Slate
Slate Sync
What to write on the slate
When changing character information on the slate
European slate system
supplementary shots, series shots, reshoots
Visual effects filming
Insert slate
Find the sun

19 DIT and Workflow

Data Management
Basic principles
Protection from mistakes
Standard Procedure
Log record management
Best Practices for Procedures
Save and format safely
clear communication
Always scrub
Get 3 copies
Drag and drop prohibited
log
File Management
File name
Download/Collection Software
Shortfoot Pro
Silver Stack
Data management software from camera manufacturers
external hard drive
ASC color resolution list
Image adjustment in post-production
Color correction of primary colors
Slope, Offset, Power, and Saturation
Academy Color Encoding System
AMPAS and ACES
Work steps
ACES Terminology

20 Power and Distribution

Electrical Measurement
electric potential
Ampere Calculation for Safety
electricity supply system
short story
3 phases
everyone
Studio power
generator
Large Generator Operation Guidelines
Small Generator Operating Instructions
Parallel small generator
Thai
Thai Safety Rules
Determining KVA through voltage and current
wall power
Load Calculation and Paper Ampere
Current capacity
Wire color code
Neutral wire
distribution equipment
Tie-in clamp
Busbar rug
connector
Bull switch
feeder cable
distribution box
Lunch Box, Snake Bite, Gang Box
Extension line (stinger)
house extension line
Distribution System Planning
load balancing
Voltage drop calculation
Electrical safety
Working in wet places
HMI Safety
safety ground
Ground fault circuit breaker

21 Visual Effects and Other Technical Details

Green screen/blue screen shooting
Lighting for green screens and blue screens
dimmer
LED dimming
dimmer board
strobe lights
high-speed shooting
Lighting for extreme close-ups
special effects
performance
fire
TV/projector effects
Day for Night Shooting
moonlight effect
water reflection effect
rain
lightning
Shooting scenes and explosions
Time-lapse shooting
Time-slice shooting technique
Converting film to video
Flickr
Virtual reality filming
Audio work
Double System Sound vs. Single System Sound
Noise blocking
mike
Do not connect the microphone directly to the camera.
directional microphone
Shotgun Mike
Microphone mount
wireless microphone
Phantom Power
Mic vs. Line Input
Sound Basics
Rule #1
Rule #2
Scratch Track
Wild Track
Polly
Roomtone
ADR is expensive
Play music for filming
Timecode Slate

References
List of reference films and video works
List of works in the picture
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