Navin Boricha,

MeriMaaCinemaa merimaacinemaa@gmail.com

VIDEOGRAPHY BOOTCAMP!September, 2014

The 10 Fundamentals of Composition

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FOCUS ON ONE SUBJECT

1 Simplify

2 Rule of 3rds

3 Balance

4 Leading Lines

5 Symmetry and Patterns

6 Viewpoint

7 Foreground Background

8 Depth

9 Framing

10 Fill the Frame

EXERCISE: Which Composition Principal is being applied?

EXERCISE: Which Composition Principal is being applied?

EXERCISE: Which Composition Principal is being applied?

EXERCISE: Which Composition Principal is being applied?

EXERCISE: Which Composition Principal is being applied?

EXERCISE: Which Composition Principal is being applied?

EXERCISE: Which Composition Principal is being applied?

EXERCISE

EXERCISE: Which Composition Principal is being applied?

EXERCISE: Which Composition Principal is being applied?

EXERCISE

EXERCISE: Which Composition Principal is being applied?

Design Basics2

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Design is a walk in a

P A R C

Design Basics

EXAMPLE

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MeriMaaCinemaa

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EXAMPLE + PROXIMITY?

Navin Boricha

beta@merimaacinemaa.com

MeriMaaCinemaa

6 Gitanjali, 13th Road TPS 3, Khar W, Mumbai 400 052

P

Navin Borichabeta@merimaacinemaa.com

MeriMaaCinemaa6 Gitanjali, 13th Road TPS 3,

Khar W, Mumbai 400 052

P

P + ALIGNMENT?

Navin Borichabeta@merimaacinemaa.com

MeriMaaCinemaa6 Gitanjali, 13th Road TPS 3,

Khar W, Mumbai 400 052

P + ALIGNMENT

Navin Borichabeta@merimaacinemaa.com

MeriMaaCinemaa6 Gitanjali, 13th Road TPS 3

Khar W, Mumbai 400 052

P + ALIGNMENT

P + A + REPETITION?

Navin Borichabeta@merimaacinemaa.com

MeriMaaCinemaa6 Gitanjali, 13th Road TPS 3

Khar W, Mumbai 400 052

P + A + REPETITION

Navin Borichabeta@merimaacinemaa.com

MeriMaaCinemaa6 Gitanjali, 13th Road TPS 3

Khar W, Mumbai 400 052

P + A + REPETITION

P + A + R + CONTRAST?

Navin Boricha

MeriMaaCinemaa

beta@merimaacinemaa.com

6 Gitanjali, 13th Road TPS 3 Khar W, Mumbai 400 052

P + A + R + C

Navin Boricha

MeriMaaCinemaa

beta@merimaacinemaa.com

6 Gitanjali, 13th Road TPS 3 Khar W, Mumbai 400 052

Design is a walk in a

P A R C

Design Basics

P + A + R + C

Shot types !

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Long / Mid / Close Up (Magnification)

Close Up / Mid / Long (Magnification)

CU What is the subject thinking?

Mid What is the subject saying?

Long Where is the subject?

SHOT PROGRESSION!As story gets more dramatic, we cut from long to mid, to close up.

Wide / Tele (Focal length)

Camera movements4

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PAN, Right / Left

TILT, Up / Down

ZOOM, In / Out

Dolly

Shot Progression

Front shot Profile shot Perspective shot

Front + Angle

Front + Angle + Height

Editing Transitions5

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Cut

WHEN TO USE!When both shots are happening at the same time, and in the same place. * In the context of news and business videos.

Wipe

WHEN TO USE!When the 2 shots are about 2 different subjects, a wipe suggests the change. * In the context of news and business videos.

Dissolve

WHEN TO USE!When the 2 shots are in 2 different places or in 2 different time. * In the context of news and business videos.

The Tech Basics6

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Exposure

Shutter Speed

ISO

Depth of Field