Cinematic Prompting
- Introductory words: Cinematic still, footage from ..., In the style of
- Genre and style: a modern spy movie, horror, action, romance
- Camera Framing / Camera Level, Shot Size and Camera angle: Over-the-shoulder shot, medium close up shot, shoulder level
- Director: Spielberg, Scorsese, Hitchcock, Kubrick, Villeneuve
- Technical details / Film Gauge (Width): IMAX 70mm, Film still
- Character description: a young beautiful brunette, Russian woman with full lips and red lipstick
- Emotion: smiling and sitting
- Attire: wearing a black evening dress
- Setting: in an luxurious upscale restaurant, inside
- Color Tones, Temperature, Moods: warm versus cold, neutral, bright versus muted, complementary, pastel, vintage, tropical, monochromatic
- Time of Day, lighting and weather: daytime, natural lighting, neon
- Depth of field (size of area where it is sharp): narrow, medium, large
- Lens: HAWK V‑LITE VINTAGE´74 LENSES
- Composition: Rule of thirds, balance and symmetry, leading lines, eye-level framing
- Parameters:
- --ar 21:9
- (--style raw)
- --s 50 (=style low) or style high
- --v 6.0
Film Theory
Film Cameras
- ARRI Alexa 65: Star Wars: Episode I, Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The Fifth Element, Hot Fuzz, and The Avengers.
- ARRI Alexa XT: Manchester by the Sea
- IMAX MSM 9802 70mm
- Panavision Millenium DLX2: Star Wars
- Panavision Genesis: The First Avenger, Get Smart, Robin Hood, Machete, Zombieland.
- Panavision Panaflex 35mm: The Sixth Sense, Donnie Darko, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, and X-Men.
- Panavision Panaflex MIllenium XL2: La La Land
- Canon EOS 7D: The Avengers, Like Crazy, 127 Hours, Red State.
Lenses
- ARRI Master Primes
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Canon PV14X12.5BIE
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Zeiss Compact Prime CP2
- Leica R Primes and Zooms,
- Panavision Primo 70
- Zeiss Ultra Prime
- Zeiss Master Primes
- TRIBE7 Transcient
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Panavision G-series
- Panavision Primo 70
- Panavision Sphero Primes
- HAWK V-LITE 1.3x anamorphic,
Directors
- Steven Spielberg
- Martin Scorsese
- Alfrend Hitchcock
- Stanly Kubrick
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Woody Allen
- Billy Wilder
- John Huston
- Peter Jackson
- Milos Forman
- Clint Eastwood
- ...
Camera Framing
- single shot
- two shot
- three shot
- over-the-shoulder shot
- point-of-view- shot
Shot Size
- establishing shot (setting the stage)
- extreme wide shot (EWS)
- wide shot (WS)
- full shot (FS)
- medium wide shot / medium full shot (MWS, MFS)
- cowboy shot
- medium shot (MS)
- medium close up (MCU)
- close up (CU)
- extrem close up (ECU)
Camera Level
Lighting
- natural light: sun, moon, overcast
- artificial light: streetlight, neon light, flashlight, LED panels
- ambient light: headlight, signs, torch
- warm, orange light versus cold, blue light
- soft (diffused) light versus hard (harsh, directional) light
- low key (high contrast) versus high key (low contrast)
- smart side (short side, silhoutte) versus dumb side (broad side)
- chiaroscuro (hell-dunkel): deep shadows + bright highlights (low key)!!
- bokeh: blurred background, dreamlike!!
- cinematic (filmisch): intense + emotional!!
- dark misty
- dramatic
- ethereal (himmlisch): otherworldly + dreamlike!!
- gossamer (hauchdünn): soft + fragile
- harsh: strong and direct
- lustrous (schimmernd): bright + radiant!!
- mixed lighting
- motivated: logical source +
- nocturnal: night-inspired + shadowy!!
- opulent: rich and luxurious
- sultry (glühend): warm and seductive!!
- stark: bold and unmodulated
- magic hour (golden hour: soft, warm light; blue hour: soft, cold light)!!
Color Temperature:
Monochromatic
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Transitional
Film Gauges (Format Guide)
- 35 mm
- 65 mm
- 70 mm (IMAX)
Aspect Ratio
- classic Film: 3:2
- HD Video: 16:9
- Cinemascope: 21:9