The Five C's of Cinematography
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With the aid of hundreds of photographs and diagrams, The Five C's clearly and concisely presents the essential concepts and techniques of motion picture camerawork and the allied areas of filmmaking that they interact with and impact. Camera angles, Continuity, Cutting, Close-ups, Composition. Included are discussions of (1) Cinematic time and space, (2) Compositional rules, (3) Point-of-view, (4) Camera height and angle, (5) Master scenes, (6) Types of editing, (7) Screen direction, and much more.

It’s called The Five C’s of Cinematography: Motion Picture Filming Techniques and it’s by Joseph V. Mascelli. Now YOU TOO can compose professional film shots like the ones seen in TISCWSLABMUZ! (I’m kidding, it appears to be a well-respected book on the subject.)

Sunday will apparently be the 20th anniversary of the book’s release – and today is Joseph’s birthday! Ha! This was a secret birthday post all along! Happy birthday, Mr. Mascelli!