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 the audience can’t help but to pause and relish in awe of […]
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 used to describe the hole in a camera that […]
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 the basic framing of the shot, is often thought of in terms of geometric lines and […]
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 by the camera. The click that so many in the […]
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 to influence the amount of exposure that occurs when capturing […]
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 accurate it must be. In answering the question, “Does your exposure triangle […]
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 pulled into various distorted ways with each of the lenses. The distortions […]
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 speed, and ISO come together to directly influence the amount of light, or darkness, […]
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 content is important. Perspective distortion is one of these types of distortion that is commonly present in […]
Which Part of the Exposure Triangle Has the Greatest Impact on Depth of Field?
Learning the relationship between aperture, shutter speed, and ISO is important to understanding the exposure triangle, but which part of the exposure triangle has the greatest impact on depth of field? This is a common question that many aspiring cinematographers and new camera operators bring up. Taking control of the aperture, the part of the […]