Shot Sizes
From extreme wide to extreme close-up — how much of the frame a subject fills, and why it controls emotional distance.
02 · PerspectiveCamera Angles
Low, high, Dutch, bird's eye, and POV — how vertical placement of the camera encodes power and point of view.
03 · MotionCamera Movement
Pan, tilt, dolly, truck, zoom, and the technology — Steadicam, cranes, gimbals — that made new movement possible.
04 · CompositionComposing the Frame
Rule of thirds, depth staging, framing within framing, and the theory of mise-en-scène.
05 · LightLighting
Three-point lighting, the inverse square law, color rendering, and the history from noir to naturalism.
06 · InfrastructureGrip & Electric
The departments and equipment that rig, power, and physically shape every lighting and camera-support decision.
07 · ExposureThe Exposure Triangle
Aperture, shutter speed, and ISO — plus stops, metering, and dynamic range.
08 · OpticsLenses & Focus
Focal length, depth of field, prime vs. zoom, anamorphic glass, and focus technique.
09 · ColorColor
Color temperature, grading vs. correction, and how palette carries meaning.
10 · FormatAspect Ratio
From Academy ratio to Scope to vertical video — the history behind the frame's shape.
11 · TechnicalResolution, Codecs & Frame Rate
Pixel dimensions, fps standards, compression, bit depth, chroma subsampling, and the DIT's role in managing it all.
12 · ContinuityEditing & Continuity
The 180-degree rule, shot/reverse shot, montage, and how cinematography is planned for the cut.
13 · SoundSound
Diegetic vs. non-diegetic sound, Foley, ADR, and sound's partnership with image.
14 · TreatmentThe Look Book & Visual Treatment
How every earlier lesson gets synthesized into the pre-production document that aligns a whole crew around one visual plan.
15 · ReferenceGlossary
A full alphabetical reference of every term covered in the course.
16 · ReviewQuiz
Fourteen questions across every topic to test what stuck.