In today's society, film is seen as an important form of entertainment that can also be used to convey certain messages and themes. One aspect of filmmaking that is often overlooked or taken for granted is the impact of cinematography. Cinematography is the art of film photography. Over the years, cinematography has proven to make an important contribution to cinema, promoting its artistic value and evolving with time. In the beginning, when cinema was still an emerging form of technology, the expression of artistic ideas was not a major concern for filmmakers. In 1890, Auguste Marie Louis Nicolas and Louis Jean Lumière, famously known as the Lumière Brothers, invented the cinematograph. This invention was the first film camera. It also served as a projector. The Brothers immediately began recording short films about everyday life. One of their first films was called “The Workers Leave the Lumière Factory”. With a plot as simple as the title, the 46-second film only showed several men and women leaving their jobs. In 1895, however, the Lumières presented eight short films to the Paris public (History of cinematography). This marked the first time in history that audiences paid to see a film. While the Lumière Brothers worked to promote cinema in Europe, Thomas Armat and C. Francis Jenkins screened their first film in Manhattan. Audiences thought the events in the film were incredibly realistic. So much so that a journalist wrote: “The second film represented the crashing of the waves on the seashore. Wave after wave washed over the sand, and when they hit, they unleashed small floods, just like in real life. Some people in the front row seemed to be afraid of getting wet and looked to see where the… center of the paper was… a major influence on the visual narrative of the film. Since the days of the Lumière brothers, when the art form was practically non-existent, cinema has come a long way. With various lighting techniques and camera angles, the shape is incredibly intricate. During the “golden age of cinema” films and cinematography flourished. This period saw experimentation and a growth in both audience size and appreciation. Ultimately, film and cinematography managed to evolve into what they are today. Newer, more modern techniques developed alongside digital filming for an even wider range of options for effects cinematography can apply to a film. Although cinema did not begin as a platform to spread ideas and express emotional themes, with the help of cinematography it has changed and evolved to the point where many consider it to be one of the greatest art forms seen today..