Film grammar, shown in video

Cinematic techniques

263 techniques of camera, light, optics and editing. Each page explains what the technique does to the viewer, how it is shot, when to use it, and shows a generated video with the exact prompt that produced it.

Camera Angles

See the 17 techniques

Eye level shot

High angle shot

Low angle shot

Bird's-eye view

Worm's-eye view

Overhead top-down shot

Ground level shot

Dutch angle

Point of view shot

Profile shot

Three-quarter angle

Reverse angle shot

Trunk shot

Hip level shot

Shoulder level shot

Breaking the fourth wall

Object POV shot

Lenses and Optics

See the 15 techniques

14mm ultra-wide lens

24mm wide lens

35mm lens

50mm lens

85mm portrait lens

135mm telephoto lens

200mm long telephoto

Anamorphic lens

Fisheye lens

Tilt-shift lens

Macro lens

Probe lens

Split diopter

Vintage cine lens

Telephoto compression

Color and Film Look

See the 15 techniques

Teal and orange

Bleach bypass

Black and white

Sepia

Desaturated look

Hyper-saturated look

Cool blue grade

Warm amber grade

Faded film look

Cross processing

Day for night

Tungsten balance

Moonlight gel

Split toning

Overexposed look

Time and Motion

See the 14 techniques

Slow motion

Fast motion

Speed ramp

Freeze frame

Time-lapse

Step printing

Reverse motion

Bullet time

Long take

Motion blur

Stutter motion

Boomerang

Seamless loop

Stop motion

Editing and Transitions

See the 16 techniques

Match cut

Graphic match

Match on action

Jump cut

Smash cut

Dissolve

Fade in and fade out

Wipe

Iris transition

Cross-cutting

Split screen

Montage sequence

Axial cut

Invisible cut

J-cut and L-cut

Flash cut

Atmosphere and Weather

See the 11 techniques

Rain

Fog

Atmospheric haze

Smoke

Dust motes

Steam

Snow

Wet-down

Sparks and embers

Sandstorm

Underwater