CineTechBench: A Benchmark for Cinematographic Technique Understanding and Generation

Xinran Wang, Songyu Xu, Xiangxuan Shan, Yuxuan Zhang, Muxi Diao, Xueyan Duan, Yanhua Huang, Kongming Liang, Zhanyu Ma
arXiv Code Dataset
Abstract: We present CineTechBench, a pioneering benchmark founded on precise, manual annotation by seasoned cinematography experts across key cinematography dimensions. Our benchmark covers seven essential aspects—shot scale, shot angle, composition, camera movement, lighting, color, and focal length—and includes over 600 annotated movie images and 120 movie clips with clear cinematographic techniques. Please explore our results below.
Benchmark Comparison
Benchmark Comparison
Cinematographic Taxonomy
Cinematographic Technique Understanding
Color Angle Focal Length Lighting Scale Composition
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Camera Movement Generation
Original Clip: The Matrix
Wan2.1-FLF-14B-720P
Klingv1.6-FLF
HunyuanVideo-I2V
Gen4turbo
Original Clip: Mad Max: Fury Road
Wan2.1-FLF-14B-720P
Klingv1.6-FLF
HunyuanVideo-I2V
Gen4turbo
Original Clip: Moonrise Kingdom
Wan2.1-FLF-14B-720P
Klingv1.6-FLF
HunyuanVideo-I2V
Gen4turbo
Original Clip: Fast & Furious 7
Wan2.1-FLF-14B-720P
Klingv1.6-FLF
HunyuanVideo-I2V
Gen4turbo
Original Clip: Black Panther
Wan2.1-FLF-14B-720P
Klingv1.6-FLF
HunyuanVideo-I2V
Gen4turbo
Citation
@misc{wang2025cinetechbenchbenchmarkcinematographictechnique,
  title={CineTechBench: A Benchmark for Cinematographic Technique Understanding and Generation},
  author={Xinran Wang and Songyu Xu and Xiangxuan Shan and Yuxuan Zhang and Muxi Diao and Xueyan Duan and Yanhua Huang and Kongming Liang and Zhanyu Ma},
  year={2025},
  eprint={2505.15145},
  archivePrefix={arXiv},
  primaryClass={cs.CV},
  url={https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.15145},
}
Copyright
We fully respect the copyright of all films and do not use any clips for commercial purposes. Instead of distributing or hosting video content, we only provide links to publicly available, authorized sources (e.g., official studio or distributor channels). All assets are credited to their original rights holders, and our use of these links falls under fair‐use provisions for non‐commercial, academic research.