Camera cinematography

Skill arjun988/blender-skills/.claude/skills/camera-cinematography

Cinematic camera work in Blender including framing, lenses, composition, camera animation, and shot language beyond basic rendering setup via MCP.From its SKILL.md

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npx -y skills add arjun988/blender-skills --skill camera-cinematography

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Camera Cinematography

Intentional framing. Lens language. Motivated camera moves. Shot-ready cameras.

When to Use

Cinematic stills and turntables with purpose
Animated camera moves (dolly, crane, orbit, handheld)
Matching reference camera / lens feel
Shot layout for lookdev and portfolio

Workflow

Shot intent → Camera + target empty → Lens/FOV → Composition
  → Focus/DoF → Move (if animated) → Viewport check → Render/comp

Naming

CAM_[Shot]_[Angle]
EMPTY_CamTarget_[Shot]
Collection: COL_Cameras

Lens Guide

Feel	Focal (FF equiv)	Notes
Wide establishing	18–28mm	Distortion; watch edges
Story / product	35–50mm	Natural
Portrait / hero	85–135mm	Compression
Tele drama	150mm+	Flat space

Sensor fit and resolution affect FOV — set camera sensor intentionally.

Composition Checklist

Subject readable in silhouette
Headroom / lead room intentional
Horizon level (unless motivated)
Foreground / mid / background depth
Avoid tangent mergers on edges

Camera Animation

Move	Use
Orbit	Product / character showcase
Dolly in	Reveal / tension
Crane	Scale / establishing
Handheld noise	Documentary / horror unease
Locked off	Archviz / product purity

Animate camera + target empties; prefer slow ease-in/out.

DoF

Focus on primary subject empty
F-stop for style: shallow for hero, deeper for environments
Preview in Eevee; final in Cycles if needed

Constraints

MUST DO

Name cameras and targets
Match aspect ratio to delivery
Check framing at start, mid, end of moves

MUST NOT DO

Default 50mm for every shot without intent
Animate FOV wildly unless motivated
Crop critical silhouette out of frame

Reference Guide

Topic	Reference	Load When
Lens And Composition	`references/lens-and-composition.md`	When needed
Camera Move Library	`references/camera-move-library.md`	When needed
Dof Guide	`references/dof-guide.md`	When needed

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