Major Pre-Production Research: Beginning Cinematography Research

   As one of my main roles is Cinematography, I have decided to look into the job role further to familiarise myself with what is expected of me and what I need to do to make the finished product's cinematography be at the best standard it can be. Researching the role is the only way I will be able to understand what it is fully and clearly, so the first thing I have done is downloaded 'The DSLR Cinematography Guide' curtesy of nofilmschool.com. Mark and I may have not decided yet that we will be using a DSLR camera for filming this production, but this guide has got loads of information on what the role of a Cinematographer is as well as tips and techniques and Cinematography concepts.  The information this guide has will be invaluable to filming our production as it will give me everything I need to ensure the film will have a strong professional look and feel to it, which is what any filmmaker wants their finished film to have. I aim to look into further detail about being a Cinematographer and also research some famous Cinematographers and why they are the best at what they do and how they approach their work to gain tips for when it comes to me filming Mark's and my production.

Below are some screen shots of some of the contents of the guide.