Framing and Composition

Framing is how you first design a shot. A shot refers to one, uninterrupted image that is seen onscreen.When you look at a frame, one of the first things to consider is distance.

How much do you see of the character(s)?

•Is it a close up?•Is it a full or long shot?•Is it a medium shot?

Framing and Composition

A Place in the Sun 1951-close up

✘ An establishing shot in filmmaking and television production sets up, or establishes the context for a scene by showing the relationship between its important figures and objects.

✘ It is generally a long or extreme-long shot at the beginning of a scene indicating where, and sometimes when, the remainder of the scene takes place.

Extreme Long Shot - Establishing Shot

Extreme Long Shot - Establishing Shot

✘ In photography, filmmaking and video production, a long shot (sometimes referred to as a full shot or, and to remove ambiguity, wide shot) typically shows the entire object or human figure and is usually intended to place it in some relation to its surroundings.

Long Shot (Wide Shot)

Long Shot

✘ In film, a medium shot, mid shot (MS), or waist shot is a camera angle shot from a medium distance.

✘ Medium shots are favored in sequences where dialogues or a small group of people are acting, as they give the viewer a partial view of the background and also show the subjects' facial expressions in the context of their body language.

✘ Medium shots are also used when the subject in the shot is delivering information, such as news presenters.

✘ It is also used in interviews. It is the most common shot in movies,and it usually follows the first establishing shots of a new scene or location.

Medium Shot

Medium Shot

✘ A close-up or closeup in filmmaking, television production, is a type of shot, which tightly frames a person or an object.

✘ Close-ups are one of the standard shots used regularly with medium shots and long shots (cinematic techniques).

✘ Close-ups display the most detail, but they do not include the broader scene. Moving in to a close-up or away from a close-up is a common type of zooming.

Close Up Shot

In general the closer the camera gets to the characters, the closer the viewer feels towards the characters.

This is when close ups are often used:▪ romantic scenes ▪ scenes where the character is suffering or fearful▪ any other scene where the viewer is supposed to

understand what the character is feeling.

Close UP

Close Up Shot

Makes two characters the subject of the frame. It allows you to understand how the characters interact and react to each other.

Two Shot Close Up

✘ The ECU (also known as ECU) gets right in and shows extreme detail.

✘ You would normally need a specific reason to get this close. It is too close to show general reactions or emotion except in very dramatic scenes.

Extreme Close Up Shot

Extreme Close Up Shot

RECAP - of five basic film shots○ ELS - Extreme Long Shot○ LS - Long Shot○ MS - Medium Shot○ CU - Close UP○ ECU - Extreme Close UP

5 Basic Shots

6 Minute Film School shows up the five basic film shots.

5 Basic Shots

Create a google slide with 10-16 slides.1. Each person needs to complete at least 2

different slides.2. Slides need to show an image to represent each

camera shot. (ELS, LS, WS/MS, CU, ECU)3. Slide should start with group names and title of

group.

Google Slide Project

OVS - Over the Shoulder Shot.A shot in which the back of the shoulder and head of a person is used to frame the image of whatever (or whomever) the camera is pointing toward. This type of shot is very common when two characters are having a discussion and will usually follow an establishing shot which helps the audience place the characters in their setting. It is an example of a camera angle.

Over the Shoulder Shot

POV ShotA point of view shot (also known as POV shot, First-person shot or a subjective camera) is a short film scene that shows what a character (the subject) is looking at (represented through the camera). It is usually established by being positioned between a shot of a character looking at something, and a shot showing the character's reaction

Point of View Shot

PAN SHOTWhen a camera is on a tripod and follows the action. Either Pan Right or Pan Left.

Pan Shot

TILT SHOTWhen a camera is on a tripod and the camera tilts up or tilts down. Shot is used to make something look very tall or very short.

Tilt Shot

HIGH ANGLE SHOTWhen you film your subject from a high angle. Makes your subject look very small. Makes your main characters seem like they are looking at something very big or high in the sky.

High Angle Shot

LOW ANGLE SHOTWhen you film your subject from the ground up. Makes your subject look very tall/big. Makes your main characters seem like they are looking down at something.

Low Angle Shot

The rule of thirds is a "rule of thumb" or guideline which applies to the process of composing film. The guideline proposes that an image should be imagined as divided into nine equal parts by two equally spaced horizontal lines and two equally spaced vertical lines, and that important compositional elements should be placed along these lines or their intersections.

Rule of Thirds

Rule of Thirds

Continue adding to your slide presentation:✘ OVS✘ Rule of Thirds✘ High Angle✘ Low Angle✘ POV

Google Slide Project

180 Degree RuleIn film making, the 180-degree rule is a basic

guideline regarding the on-screen spatial relationship between a character and another character or object within a scene. An imaginary line called the axis connects the characters, and by keeping the camera on one side of this axis for every shot in the scene, the first character is always frame right of the second character, who is then always frame left of the first.

180 Degree Rule

180 Degree Rule

180 Degree Rule