Introduction to Cinematography: Learning Through Practice

Introduction to Cinematography offers a practical, stage-by-stage guide to learning, combining and using the creative and technical aspects of cinematography.Building from a skills-based approach focused on professional practice, cinematographer and award-winning author Tania Hoser provides a step-by-step introduction for both cinematographers and camera assistants to the techniques, processes and procedures of working with cameras, lenses and light. Building on the success of the first book, this second edition adds all-new chapters on virtual production and extended reality, as well as a significant increase in low-budget examples and case studies, to accommodate every reader. Richly illustrated, the book incorporates exercises and sample scripts throughout, exploring light, color, movement and the language of the lens.The principles and techniques of shaping and controlling light are applied to working with natural light and film lamps and, as with all areas of cinematography, show