Understanding the Difference Between Vibrance vs Saturation Post-production editing workflows will involve a variety of tasks that draw the editor’s eye toward the details of an image in order to make just the right type and amount of adjustments to improve the level of quality in such a way that […]
What Does Aperture Do? As a cinematographer it’s important for you to learn how your camera equipment works and to understand the relationship of various working parts to the images you capture. One such working part that is important for every cinematographer to understand is aperture. Aperture is the term […]
What’s the Difference Between the Rule of Thirds vs Phi Grid? In filmmaking key components of any great cinematography are impacted by composition. But understanding composition requires a deeper level interest in how image placement and fundamentals play a key role in achieving impressive framing on the screen. Composition, or […]
What Does Shutter Speed Do? As a cinematographer, you may not have as much of love for the shutter, but ask any photographer and they’ll likely tell you that they absolutely love to hear that click as the shutter moves up and down, producing the image that has been captured […]
What Does ISO Stand For? As a cinematographer or aspiring filmmaker, you’ve probably started to learn a lot about various camera components and their relationship to exposure. For example, you may know that aperture, ISO, and shutter speed are all part of the exposure triangle and that they work together […]
Top Shallow Focus Film Benefits Various cinematography techniques are used to create the “look” or “feel” that the director wants to achieve. One such technique is the use of shallow focus which is often implemented into the cinematic works that we see in movies and in corporate videos, too. Shallow […]
Does Your Exposure Triangle Have to be Perfect? Understanding the exposure triangle and the representation of the unique relationship between aperture, shutter speed, and ISO is important in filmmaking and in still photography. At Beverly Boy Productions, early cinematographers frequently ask us about the importance of the exposure triangle and […]
How to Fix Radial Distortions on Lenses If you’ve ever looked at an object or a scene through a long lens, and then adjusted to an even longer lens and then again to an even longer one, you might have noticed how the scene or object can be pinched or […]
What is the Relationship Between Aperture and Shutter Speed? In early training when a cinematographer or training photographer is first learning about the exposure triangle, different combinations of aperture, shutter speed, and ISO are explained in reference to their unique impact on exposure. You probably already know that aperture, shutter […]
What is Perspective Distortion & What is it Used for in Film? Various types of distortion are caused or created in cinematography either by design or as a negative effect of lens craftsmanship. Understanding the different types of lens distortions and how they influence the production of film and video […]
