Compositions of film1

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Framing the Shot

Shots are all

about composition

Rather than just

pointing the camera at the subject....

.....you need to

compose an image.

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CUSTAND

S FOR?

Close up

Camera up

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Shot that is usually of thewhole person (from toes to head)

A Close UpIs a.......

Shot that is taken from a distance to show a range of things

Certain feature or part of the subject that takes up the whole frame

A Close UpIs shown

in which picture?

MSSTANDS

FOR?

Massive shot

Medium shot

Mid shot

Shot that taken of the middle of a person or thing

A Mid Shot

Is a.......

A shot that shows some part of the subject in more detail,whilst still showing enough for the audience to

feel as if they were looking at the whole subject

Shot that is taken from a distance to show a range of things

A Mid Shot Is

shown in which

picture?

WSSTAND

S FOR? Wide shot

Wipe shot

Window shot

Shot where the subject takes up the full frame. Shot that is usually of thewhole person (from toes to head)

A Wide Shot

Is a.......

A shot that takes in the whole picture from one side of an image or person to the other.

Shot that starts from one side of an image

and pans across to the other side

A Wide shot Is

shown in which

picture?

What shot is mostly used in

this video?.....

.

Wide shot

Mid shotClose up

What might be a reason the director used a close

up?

To show lots of action

To capture the environment the actor is in

To better display the emotions the actor is feeling

What shot is mostly used in

this video?.....

. Wide shot

Mid shotClose up

What might be a reason the director used a wide

shot?

To show the background setting in detail whilst also displaying how the

character is walking and feeling

To give the viewer the same kind of view they would have of the actor in real life. This draws them into the movie and also gives them an equal amount of information about the characters emotions and the background

To present the viewer with lots of detail and also show the emotion of

the character

What shot is mostly used in

this video?.....

. Wide shot

Mid shotClose up

What might be a reason the director used a mid

shot?

To show the background setting in detail whilst also displaying how the

character is walking and feeling

To give the viewer the same kind of view they would have of the actor in real life. This draws them into the movie and also gives them an equal amount of information about the characters emotions and the background

To present the viewer with lots of detail and also show the emotion of

the character

The rules of

framing .

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Headroom means? The amount of space between the top

of the subject's head and the top of the frame. A common mistake in amateur video is to have far too

much headroom, which doesn't look good and wastes frame space

An area of space the character in the shot can look into. Very common in scenes with dialogue

The amount of room in the frame which is strategically left empty for a

character or object to move into.

Leading room means?

The amount of space between the top of the subject's head and the top of

the frame. A common mistake in amateur video is to have far too

much headroom, which doesn't look good and wastes frame space

An area of space the character in the shot can look into. Very common in scenes with dialogue

The amount of room in the frame which is strategically left empty for a

character or object to move into.

Looking room means?

The amount of space between the top of the subject's head and the top of the frame. A common mistake in amateur video is to have far too much headroom, which doesn't look good and wastes frame space

An area of space the character in the shot can look into. Very common in scenes with dialogue

The amount of room in the frame which is strategically left empty for a character or object to move into.

What framing technique do you see in this clip?

.

HeadroomLooking room

Leading room

What framing technique do you see in this clip?

.

Headroom and leading room

Looking room and headroom

Leading room and looking room