The art of cinematography: Eric Schiffer Seop discusses the crucial role of a cinematographer in a movie’s success

What’s up? Here I am once again, Eric Schiffer Seop of Queens, New York, to discuss some thoughts regarding filmmaking. For us movie analysts, there are different factors to consider before determining whether a film is a success or not, and one of the things we look into most of the time is the film’s cinematography.

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Cinematography is usually defined as the making of lighting and camera selection when recording photographic images for cinema. Among the best in the business when it comes to this craft is the legendary Charles Rosher, a two-time Academy Award-winning cinematographer who worked from the early days of silent films through the 1950s.

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I, Eric Schiffer Seop, tip my hat to this guy. Aside from his success as being the first cinematographer to receive one of the most-sought-after awards in the film industry, his work with Karl Struss on F.W. Murnau’s 1927 film Sunrise is regarded by many as a milestone in cinematography. Because of his skill, this dude became one of the most preferred cinematographers in Hollywood in the 20s.

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What makes Rosher’s camera works excellent is his approach when it comes to the following elements of cinematography:

Perspective – Rosher’s selection of framing, camera placement, focal length and depth of field is excellent.

Lighting – The lighting of the films in which he directed the photography translates well on screen.

Camera movement – His choice of camera movement works wonderfully with different shots.

Thanks to the way he handled these elements, the movie Sunrise received an Academy Award for Unique and Artistic Production.

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