What is Cinematography?

How is cinematography like a language?  What are three techniques of visual language that you realized while watching this video?

    Cinematography is like a language because you are able to convey so many meanings and feelings through the cinematography, that being the lighting, framing, blocking, etc. Three techniques of visual language that I realized while watching this video are the use of angles, movement, and perspectives. A key aspect of cinematography and visual language are camera angles. Different camera angles are able to convey and enhance different emotions and ideas to the audience. For example, if you want to show a character's fear or how they are powerless, you can use a high angle to make them appear smaller. Another example can be the use of dutch angles to show that the world is off kilter and that something is wrong. The second technique, movement, is able to change the way that a scene feels. Steadier camera movements feel more secure and confident, whereas shaky movement feels more uneasy and intense. The third tool is to show perspectives. You can use different methods to show the character's perspective and make the audience feel the same way, for example, you can emphasize a character's fear by showing a high angle of a monster. These are some of the many ways that cinematography is a language.