View
217
Download
0
Category
Preview:
Citation preview
CompositionVideo Productions
Composition
•What is composition?
•Composition is the way you arrange the items you are filming to appear on the screen.
Framing & Angles
•Framing - How much of your subject fills the frame
•Angles - the angle of the camera to your subject
Frame Names & abbreviations
• Extreme Long Shot [XLS]
• Long Shot [LS]
• Full Shot [FS]
• 3/4 Shot [3/4]
•Medium Shot [MS]
•Meduim Close Up [MCU]
• Close Up [CU]
• Extreme Close Up [XCU]
The subject fills a very small portion of the frame
Ext Long Shot
[XLS]
Subject: Man on stage
The subject fills a very small portion of the frame
Ext Long Shot
[XLS]
Subject: Man
The subject fills a very small portion of the frame
Ext Long Shot
[XLS]
Subject: Riders
The subject and a LOT of the surrounding area fills the frame
Long Shot
[LS]
Subject: boys
The subject and a LOT of the surrounding area fills the frame
Long Shot
[LS]
Subject: People
The subject and a LOT of the surrounding area fills the frame
Long Shot
[LS]
Subject: Kids
The entire subject fills the frame
Full Shot
[FS]
Subject: Bicycle
The entire subject fills the frame
Full Shot
[FS]
Subject: Guitar
The entire subject fills the frame
Full Shot
[FS]
Subject: Band
¾ of the subject fills the frame
¾ Shot
[3/4]
Subject: Man
¾ of the subject fills the frame
¾ Shot
[3/4]
Subject: People
¾ of the subject fills the frame
¾ Shot
[3/4]
Subject: People
About ½ of the subject fills the frame
Medium Shot
[MS]
Subject: Guy
About ½ of the subject fills the frame
Medium Shot
[MS]
Subject: Guy
About ½ of the subject fills the frame
Medium Shot
[MS]
Subject: Guy
More than a Close Up but less than a Medium Shot of the subject fills the frame.
Medium Close Up
[MCU]
Subject: boy
More than a Close Up but less than a Medium Shot of the subject fills the frame.
Medium Close Up
[MCU]
Subject: guy
More than a Close Up but less than a Medium Shot of the subject fills the frame.
Medium Close Up
[MCU]
Subject: man
Part of the Subject fills the frame.
Close Up
[CU]
Subject: puppy
Part of the Subject fills the frame.
Close Up
[CU]
Subject: apple
Part of the Subject fills the frame.
Close Up
[CU]
Subject: elephant
Part of the Subject fills the frame.
Close Up
[CU]
Subject: girl
A SMALL part of the Subject fills the frame.
Extreme Close Up
[ECU]
Subject: dog
A SMALL part of the Subject fills the frame.
Extreme Close Up
[ECU]
Subject: windmill
A SMALL part of the Subject fills the frame.
Extreme Close Up
[ECU]
Subject: guy
Angles
Birds-Eye [BE]
High Angle [HA]
Eye Level [EYE]
Low Angle [LA]
Worms-Eye [WE]
The camera is DIRECTLY above the subject looking down.
Birds-eye
[BE]
Subject: hockey players
The camera is DIRECTLY above the subject looking down.
Birds-eye
[BE]
Subject: Space
Shuttle & plane
The camera is DIRECTLY above the subject looking down.
Birds-eye
[BE]
Subject: kid
The camera is above the subject looking down.
High Angle
[HA]
Subject: student
The camera is above the subject looking down.
High Angle
[HA]
Subject: student
The camera is above the subject looking down.
High Angle
[HA]
Subject: chicken
The camera is level with the subject.
Eye Level
[EYE]
Subject: guy
The camera is level with the subject.
Eye Level
[EYE]
Subject: seal
The camera is level with the subject.
Eye Level
[EYE]
Subject: guy
The camera is below the subject looking up.
Low Angle
[LA]
Subject: guy
The camera is below the subject looking up.
Low Angle
[LA]
Subject: wolf
The camera is below the subject looking up.
Low Angle
[LA]
Subject: guys
The camera is below the subject looking up.
Low Angle
[LA]
Subject: building
The camera is DIRECTLY below the subject looking up.
Worm’s Eye
[WE]
Subject: guys
The camera is DIRECTLY below the subject looking up.
Worm’s Eye
[WE]
Subject: Basketball
player
The camera is DIRECTLY below the subject looking up.
Worm’s Eye
[WE]
Subject: dandelion
Recommended