Originally posted by jadedrakerider photography (or cinematography if we are so inclined to quibble)
It has always seemed to me that the term "cinematography" has a sort of schizoid meaning.
We speak of "Motion pictures" when cinematography can be and is often either motion or pictures but not, by intention both.
Take a classic BW American film like the Grapes of Wrath or On the Waterfront. You can freeze frame almost anywhere in it, print, frame and hang it on the wall and it's no more a "motion" shot than a Vermeer is.
On the other hand there are many set piece scenes in David Lean's Lawrence of Arabia where he has a clear beginning, middle and a end and if you try to break it apart it loses it's meaning.or at least it's original meaning.
But I digress and I'm getting too deep into the weeds with this....
Last edited by wildman; 10-01-2016 at 09:36 AM.