The Language of the Lens explores the expressive power of the camera lens and the storytelling contributions that this critical tool can make to a film project. This book offers a unique approach to learning how lenses can produce aesthetically and narratively compelling images in movies through a close examination of the various ways lens techniques control the look of space movement focus flares distortion and the optical personality of your story’s visual landscape. Loaded with vivid examples from commercial independent and world cinema The Language of the Lens presents dozens of insightful case studies examining their conceptual narrative and technical approaches to reveal how master filmmakers have harnessed the power of lenses to express the entire range of emotions themes tone atmosphere subtexts moods and abstract concepts. The Language of the Lens provides filmmakers at any level or experience with a wealth of knowledge to unleash the full expressive power of any lens at their disposal whether they are shooting with state-of-the-art cinema lenses or a smartphone and everything in between. |The Filmmaker's Eye: The Language of the Lens The Power of Lenses and the Expressive Cinematic Image | Filmmaking & Post Production
