Cinematography Unit Reflection

Explain in detail three key things that you have learned during the scope of this unit.  What are two things you still have questions about or want to learn more about?

    Three key things that I have learned during this unit are the history of cinematography, lighting, and composition. During this unit, I have gotten a more in depth look at the history of cinema and cinematography, which includes how technological limitations and advancements influenced the art of film and the visual storytelling. For example, the introduction of sync sound films also altered the aspect ratio as the strip now had to include the sound. An important area that I learned the most about has been lighting. I have learned the basic principals with 3-point lighting, fill, key lights, back lights, etc. Furthermore, I have learned ideas such as Rembrandt lighting, chiaroscuro, the use of shadows, etc. Another thing that I learned about was a deeper dive into composition. In this unit, we went beyond the basics that we've learned in the beginner class. Different framing and compositional techniques that change the visual story telling of an image. Two things that I want to learn more about are more techniques and staples of horror films and more complex lighting principals and techniques.