Does Cinematography Include Editing?

Both appeal to the artistic vision, but cinematography is more so the visual concept and editing is the process.

What are the elements of cinematography?

Cinematography comprises all on-screen visual elements, including lighting, framing, composition, camera motion, camera angles, film selection, lens choices, depth of field, zoom, focus, color, exposure, and filtration.

Does cinematography include writing?

Though, technically, cinematography is the art and the science of recording light either electronically onto an image sensor or chemically onto film. Taken from the Greek for "writing with movement," cinematography is the creation of images you see on screen. A series of shots that form a cohesive narrative.