Definition for Cinematographers
From Biology Forums Dictionary
work with the director to plan how to photograph the scenes, decide where to place the camera for each shot, decide how to light each shot and scene (following the director’s vision of how the film should look). The cinematographer often, though not always, operates the camera.
Cinematographers use the following to create this visual language:
• light and shadow
high key lighting – more areas of brightness so that more detail can be seen. Result is a happy, cheerful mood.
low key lighting – fewer areas of brightness results in less detail seen. Mood is mysterious, suspenseful, sad. • color • movement