Cinematography Techniques

noun a type of alcoholic drink typically served in a shot glass

• The director called for a pan shot to capture the entire scene.
• The cameraman did a cool pan shot of the party.
• Check out the sick pan shot in the new music video!
• Her words hit me like a pan shot, unexpected and powerful.

noun a trademark for a process of making color motion pictures by combining and projecting three separate films each of a primary color

• The classic film was known for its vibrant Technicolor cinematography.
• The movie looked so cool with all that Technicolor stuff.
• That Technicolor scene was lit!
• Her imagination was like a Technicolor dream.

noun the visual quality of the out-of-focus areas of a photographic image, especially as rendered by a particular lens

• The photographer achieved a beautiful bokeh effect in the background of the portrait.
• I love how the bokeh makes the photo look so dreamy and romantic.
• Check out the bokeh in this pic, it's so lit!
• Her mind was filled with a bokeh of thoughts, each one blending into the next in a hazy blur.

noun High Definition Resolution

• High Dynamic Range (HDR) technology enhances the contrast and colors in images.
• I love taking photos with HDR turned on, it makes everything look so vibrant.
• The HDR feature on my phone camera is lit, it makes my pictures pop.
• Using HDR in storytelling can bring out the depth and richness of the characters.