Cinematique - 150 Cinematic Techniques for Obsidian

An Obsidian vault with 150 cinematic techniques from vvsvs.pro/cinematique, organized as a browsable reference library for AI image/video prompting.

What's Inside

• 150 technique notes covering Camera Work, Lighting, Composition, Editing, Storytelling, VFX, and Genres & Styles
• 191 media files - cover images (PNG/JPG) + demo videos (MP4) for Camera Work techniques
• Obsidian Bases view (Cinematique.base) with gallery, table, and per-category card views

Structure

cinematique/
├── Cinematique.base       # Obsidian Bases view (gallery + 13 views)
├── notes/                 # 150 technique markdown files
│   ├── Aerial Shot.md
│   ├── Film Noir.md
│   └── ...
└── attachments/           # Cover images + demo videos
    ├── aerial-shot.png
    ├── aerial-shot.mp4
    └── ...

Usage in Obsidian

1. Clone or download this repository
2. Open Obsidian and add the cinematique/ folder as a vault
3. Open Cinematique.base to browse techniques by category, difficulty, or mood

Requires Obsidian 1.9+ with Bases support enabled.

Views

View	Type	Description
Gallery	Cards	All 150 techniques with cover images (16:9)
All 150	Table	Full table with thumbnails
By Category	Table	Grouped by category
Camera Work	Cards	41 techniques with demo videos
Lighting	Cards	30 techniques
Composition	Cards	21 techniques
Editing	Cards	17 techniques
Storytelling	Cards	12 techniques
VFX	Cards	8 techniques
Genres & Styles	Cards	21 techniques
By Difficulty	Table	Grouped: Basic / Intermediate / Advanced
By Mood	Table	Grouped by mood
Has Video	Cards	41 Camera Work techniques with MP4 demos

Note Format

Each technique note includes:

• Frontmatter: category, difficulty, mood, has_video, cover_file, tags
• Definition and cinematic history
• When to Use
• Best Practices
• AI Prompt Template (works with any image/video generator)

Credits

Content sourced from Cinematique by VVSVS.