cinematographers are known for creating an allusion of depth by using different techniques, five of the most important include: high contrast lighting, focus, perspective, parallax and occlusion.
High contrast lighting- good lighting is important in a good film, what is the theme of the movie? try to match the therewith a certain kind of lighting. good lighting will add depth, shadows can also add depth. soft lighting may make it seam flat or almost boring.
Focus- using shallow depth of field is the same thing that our eyes focus on, when some thing or some one is near you. the brain interprets this as depth.
perspective- you can make your shot feel much more dramatic if you are using different vertices. also changing you camera angel can show who has more power in a n argument or even foreshadow some thing that is about to happen. different perspectives will make it much more interesting as well.
parallax- make your shot more dramatic add some blur or shake, make the camera move this will not only make your shot seam more interesting but also add depth into your shot.
occlusion- have objects in front of others even if they are only in the back ground this will also add the illusion of depth and will also make the backgrounds much more interesting.
I feel like this article went over the bare minimum, and could have ben more helpful if they described the five tips even more in depth and also added more places these tips could have ben used. I also feel like most people would already know about these tips and is almost just common sense to add these things in films, there seen all the time in movies.
