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Composition skills in Film Making
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Still Photography & Cinematography
WHY?
•To make the frame visually interesting•Aesthetically pleasing•First step, before lighting and sounds
How?
•Rule of thirds•Diagonal rule•Minimalism•Correct perspective•Using lines/patterns/curves
RULE OF THIRDS
LOOKING SPACE
•Empty space on the side where subject is looking/facing/talking•Less constricted•More important in cinematography
RULES ARE MEANT TO BE BROKEN?
MOTION SPACE
•Empty space on the side where subject is walking/running•Heightens the feeling of motion
DIAGONAL RULE
•Subject is placed on the diagonal line of the frame•Adds drama and action
MINIMALISM
•Removing clutter•Prominent subject•Eye catching
CORRECT PERSPECTIVE
•High angle shots•Low angle shots•Getting down to subject’s level:Eye level shots
HIGH ANGLE SHOTS
•Subject looks diminished
LOW ANGLE SHOTS
•Subject looks dominating
EYE LEVEL SHOTS
•More comfortable for viewer•Relates to the subjects point of view
USING LINES/PATTERNS
ANGLED HORIZON
•Attracts attention•Heightens energy
LEVEL HORIZON
•Adds stability
ARTISTIC SHOTS
STORY TELLING
CINEMATOGRAPHY
USING PHOTOGRAPHY
•Same composition rules apply•7 basic types of shots
7 BASIC SHOTS•Extreme close up•Close up•Medium close up•Medium•Medium Long•Long•Extremely Long
EXTREME CLOSE-UP•Captures from mid-forehead to just above the chin, or even closer•Used to show details/ emphasize
CLOSE-UP•Captures the face, just above the shoulder•Used to show emotions
MEDIUM CLOSE-UP•Cuts the body just below the armpit•Used to show reactions
MEDIUM•Cuts the body just above the waist
MEDIUM LONG•From head to below the knees•Used to show gestures clearly
LONG•Shows the entire body•Used to establish the location
EXTREME LONG•Shows entire body with more surroundings
LOW ANGLE SHOTS
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE:CHASE SEQUENCE
•Low angle dynamic shots•Dominating subject: Running kids•Minor subject: Policeman•Purpose:To show helpless policeman
HIGH ANGLE SHOTS
LORD OF THE RINGS:MOUNTAIN SEQUENCE
•High angle landscape shots•Extremely long shots•Purpose:To show the mountain’s vastness
CLOSE UP SHOTS
LOCK, STOCK AND TWO SMOKING BARRELS:
POKER TABLE SEQUENCE
•Focuses on facial expressions•Purpose:To capture emotions
SHOT/REVERSE SHOTS
REAR WINDOW
•Narrative construction•The camera frames one person facing right and the other facing left.•Use of DOF
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
•Narrative construction•The camera frames one person facing right and the other facing left.•Use of DOF
USING DOF: OBJECTS IN THE FOREGROUND
THE OFFICE: A MOCUMENTARY SIT-COM•Using objects in the foreground to create DOF•Can get distracting•Purpose:To show secrecy and concealment
WIDE ANGLE SHOTS
REVOLVER
•Large field of view•Fish-eye lens•Importance to foreground•Purpose:To show importance of chess moves
EXTREMELY CLOSE UP SHOTS
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
•Shots of insects•Extremely close up shots•Purpose:Extra details
FOLLOWING THE SUBJECT
AMELIE
•Following moving subject in an arc•Subject’s level on the ground•Purpose:Gives a more unique and more personal perspective to the viewer
FAMOUS SHOTS
BREAKFAST CLUB
•Establishing shot•Destruction of school property
THE SHINING
•Psycho thriller•Jack Nicholson breaking the door•Famous dialogue: “Here’s Johnny!”
THANK YOU
•Credits:Nikon D80, Canon S2IS, Google•All rights reserved to Aditya Rao