Framing:Framing:Includes: Includes:

Angle of camera, Angle of camera, Aspect ratio, Aspect ratio, relationship relationship

between camera between camera and object, or and object, or character and character and

subject.subject.

Angle of FamingAngle of Faming►High AngleHigh Angle►Low AngleLow Angle

These will determine the “diegesis” of These will determine the “diegesis” of your film.your film.

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Aspect RatioAspect Ratio

►The ratio of the horizontal to the The ratio of the horizontal to the vertical sides of an image. vertical sides of an image. Standard: 4:3 – Our cameras can capture Standard: 4:3 – Our cameras can capture

this, but your image appears distorted.this, but your image appears distorted. Widescreen: 16:10 There are a number of Widescreen: 16:10 There are a number of

different methods that can be used. different methods that can be used.

Level of Level of FramingFraming

► Low camera angles produce what types of images: Low camera angles produce what types of images:

► High camera angles convey what type of message High camera angles convey what type of message about your subject?about your subject?

Canted FramingCanted Framing►A view where the frame is not level A view where the frame is not level

causing objects to appear out of an causing objects to appear out of an upright position.upright position.

►Often convey an image of chaos and Often convey an image of chaos and instability.instability.

►These are associated with action films, These are associated with action films, music videos, and animation.music videos, and animation.

Follow ShotFollow Shot►A shot with framing that A shot with framing that

shifts to keep a moving shifts to keep a moving figure onscreen.figure onscreen.

►Panning, tilting, tracking, Panning, tilting, tracking, and craning to stay with and craning to stay with subject as it moves inside subject as it moves inside the frame.the frame.

ReframingReframing

►Short panning or tilting movements to Short panning or tilting movements to adjust figures’ movements.adjust figures’ movements.

►This keeps them on screen and This keeps them on screen and centeredcentered

Point-of-View ShotPoint-of-View Shot►A shot taken with the camera placed A shot taken with the camera placed

where the characters eyes are. This where the characters eyes are. This shows what the character sees.shows what the character sees.

►Horror movies are notorious for this.Horror movies are notorious for this. Cloverfield Cloverfield uses this as well as follow uses this as well as follow

shotsshots

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Matte ShotMatte Shot

► Similar to that of Similar to that of Photo-shopping Photo-shopping two unlike images two unlike images together.together.

► This gives you the This gives you the ability to place a ability to place a real object in an real object in an unreal location.unreal location.