1st Edition
Cinematography Beyond Technique A Story-First Approach to Moving Images
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Visual Language
2. Breaking Down the Script
3. Characters and Perspective
4. The Visual Strategy
5. Introduction to Lenses
6. Selecting a Lens
Plate A
7. The Cinematic Composition
8. Expression with Color
9. Movement and Time
10. The Language of Light
11. Practical Lighting
12. The Director and the Cinematographer
Plate B
Bibliography
Films and Images in This Book
Biography
Tal Lazar is an award-winning cinematographer, producer, and educator. He has taught at prominent institutions, including the American Film Institute Conservatory and Columbia University, and led online programs for Sundance Institute and Berklee College of Music. His films, ranging from thrillers and action to intimate drama, have reached audiences worldwide.
Tal Lazar was my cinematography student, a member of my faculty and now becomes my instructor with this beautiful, instructive book. In this moment, when acquiring the tools of filmmaking is easy, Cinematography Beyond Technique gives the reader the soft tools to create story-driven images.
Stephen Lighthill, ASC, Former President, the American Society of Cinematographers; Chair, Cinematography, American Film Institute Conservatory
