5 Things You Can Do Right Now to Become a Better Cinematographer: Analysis

    Mastering Cinematography isn't as easy as people make it out to be... or is it? I mean, obviously everyone can't be a Spielberg, or a Hitchcock but you can look like you know what you are doing. As said in the title there are 5 ways to make your footage look more professional or at least have it produce more attitude than just snapping a photo that would be put on a site and never get acknowledged.

    First thing first, it is a bit obvious when you know it but one of the ways be better at shooting is to shoot from a different perspective. That is always helpful, especially when you want to add more than just the view. For instance you want to give off a certain emotion when the viewer watches.
    The second thing that could help is the perception of depth. If everything is just straight up in the camera that doesn't add anything to the scene. Try taking the shot through an object showing the view of what's going on. For instance, if you are shooting someone or an item who's in a house or building, maybe be outside shooting by the window or if there is a plant shoot in between the plant's leaves.
    The third thing is Lighting and composition... a bit obvious but maybe not to the untrained. Lighting is everything when you are a photographer, animator, artist, etc. If there isn't enough light then it isn't worth it at all. It's better to have sufficient light than barely any at all. It is better to wait.
    Adding to the lighting, composition. Though I am writing it seperately composition and lighting are kinda an "all in one" duo. You need both in order for everything to look alright but they are also very independant of eachother. Composition is the coloring and the how everything is set up in the scene. If both techniques are not being used in the project (these two are by far the most important) then it will collapse under its own failure to get the message or "umph" out.
    The last thing is to think opposite. Think of what would be and at least try to see what it would be like if you did the complete opposite of what you are originally gonna do. Mainly to see if it will work better than the original intention.