Camera & Cinematography Language

The vocabulary models actually understand: lenses, moves, framing.

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1. 00:00Camera & Cinematography Language. The vocabulary models actually understand: lenses, moves, framing.
2. 00:05Video models are trained on film.
3. 00:10Speak film and you get film; speak vaguely and you get stock footage.
4. 00:15Reference table: Term, Effect, Use for.
5. 00:20Lens: 18mm wide distortion, 35mm natural, 85mm portrait compression.
6. 00:25Speed: 'slow, deliberate' beats 'fast' — fast prompts create warping.
7. 00:30Light: 'rim light', 'golden hour', 'practical neon sources', 'soft key from the left'.
8. 00:35Note: One camera move per clip. Combining a pan with a zoom and a subject move is the number one cause of melting frames.

Video models are trained on film. Speak film and you get film; speak vaguely and you get stock footage.

• Lens: 18mm wide distortion, 35mm natural, 85mm portrait compression.
• Speed: 'slow, deliberate' beats 'fast' — fast prompts create warping.
• Light: 'rim light', 'golden hour', 'practical neon sources', 'soft key from the left'.