Video Composition
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- Video Composition
- Composition
- Universal units of composition
- Types of Shots
- EWS (Extreme Wide Shot) The view is so far from the subject that she isn't even visible. This is often used as an establishing shot.
- VWS (Very Wide Shot) The subject is visible (barely), but the emphasis is still on placing her in her environment.
- WS (Wide Shot) The subject takes up the full frame, or at least as much as possible.
- Types of Shots
- MS (Mid Shot) Shows some part of the subject in more detail whilst still giving an impression of the whole subject.
- MCU (Medium Close Up) Half way between a MS and a CU.
- CU (Close Up) A certain feature or part of the subject takes up the whole frame.
- Types of Shots
- ECU (Extreme Close Up) The ECU gets right in and shows extreme detail.
- CA (Cutaway) A shot of something other than the current action.
- Cut-In Shows some part of the subject in detail.
- Types of Shots
- Two-Shot A comfortable shot of two people, framed similarly to a mid shot.
- (OSS) Over-the-Shoulder Shot Looking from behind a person at the subject.
- Point of View Close-up Looking the perspective of the other person.
- Framing: Headroom
- Framing: Lead Room
- Giving space ahead of your moving target
- Framing: Law of Thirds
- Divide the screen into 3rds
- Try to place main elements within the 3rds boundary lines
- Gives a balanced look to your shot
- Framing: Law of Thirds
- Works nicely for stand-ups
- Allows viewer to see the environment
- Gives room for gestures & props
- Framing: Face Shots
- Camera set to same height as your target
- Looking slightly away from lens towards interviewer
- Medium-wide shot below waist or head-to-toe
- Looking directly at camera
- Framing: Backgrounds
- Watch out for distracting backgrounds
- Framing: Line of Action
- Shoot from one side of the action only
- Cannot cross line or action reverses
Action Action Photographer - Framing: Horizon Lines
- Try to keep the horizon line at the lower or upper third of your shot
- Horizon at the middle of your shot tends to divide your picture
- Sequences:
- Telling a story by shot selection
- This means more than one shot
- Sequences:
- Establish your location with a wide shot
- Then get a series of close-ups that was within that wide shot:
- Close-ups:
- Will actually listen more closely
- Viewer will relate better to the story
- Pans, Tilts, and Zooms:
- Camera movement MUST have a motivation
- Why are you moving the camera?
- Pans, Tilts, and Zooms:
- Set it, shoot it, leave it alone
- Motion must end before going to next shot
- Action:
- Zooming in usually intensifies action
- Object only vs. people involved with the object
- Courthouse vs. people walking up steps to courthouse
- Art vs. people admiring the art
- Balance:
- Arrangement of objects within the frame
- Does it look heavy on one side or the other?
- Arrangement of light and dark that compliment each other
- Angles:
- Look at object from different angles and see what looks the best
- Shooting up makes things look bigger
- Shooting down makes things look smaller
- Lowering the camera often will give more interesting shots
- Natural Framing:
- For an added creative dimension, compose your pictures with an interesting foreground frame
- Example - tree, leafy branch, window
- Creates depth & directs attention to the center of interest
- Getting Your Shots
- Plan, plan, plan! (storyboards)
- Shoot 5 seconds before and after you shot
- Take the same shot several times, or 2-3 times longer than you need
- Ensures you get enough footage
