framtonings
Framtonings is a term used in visual studies to describe the combined effect produced by framing choices and tonal adjustments in images and moving images. It captures how the boundary definition of a frame (camera angle, shot size, cropping) interacts with tonal elements (lighting, color grading, exposure) to shape meaning, mood, and viewer interpretation. The concept emphasizes that framing and tonality operate together as a system rather than as independent features.
Core components include spatial framing (position, perspective, composition), tonal quality (brightness, contrast, color palette and grading),
Origin and use: Framtonings emerged in visual rhetoric and film studies as a way to formalize observations
Applications and examples: In cinema, a tightly cropped frame with desaturated tonality can convey cold detachment,