Framing Tutorial
Camera, Shots and movements:
While filming there are certain law or rules that will improve your filming and shots. These rules include the angle that the camera is at, where the subject is on the screen , if the shot is medium,long or a close up. By applying technique to our filiming it will make our work look more professional and less amature. This basic rules also allow us to branch out and develop simple shots into a more complex form of cinematography. These rules also allow us to interepret the sort of feeling we want our audience to recieve.
Rules of filming:
1. Vary your shots: by using mid shots and long shots and varying the shots it makes our movie look a lot more professional. Using this technique also creates different emotions with an audience, for example a close up an create sympathy and make a character likeable. Close ups are also the most memorable scenes in a movie. This is also a good way to highlight the main character in our teen movie, by giving the character more time on screen it makes them more important then others.
2. Film at eye level: By going down to the level of the character it allows the space above their head to be cut and avoids the problem of having too much space above their heads. This is a problem because it attracts the viewers attention to something behind them. It may also give other messages to the audience, such as, they should be paying attention to something happening in the background or there is something happening behind them, or that the character isnt as important. Therefore by having little space above the characters head it allows us to follow the story, also helps the film look professional.
3. Do Not Zoom: Avoid zooming. Is difficult to keep the camera focued whilst zooming. Zooming in a movie can also make it seem tacky or amature. Instead of zooming in one shot, create a match cut and simply move from a Long shot to a Mid shot to a Mid close up. This method of zooming into an object is better then directly zooming. By using the other method it can make the movie look a lot more professional.
4. Cutaways: cutaways simply means when the shot cuts from one person to and object of a scene that is happeing else where in the area. For example if two people are talking about going to the prom, the shot would cut away to a shot of the poster for the prom. When used correctly this can be an effective way to open up the story but also can be a good way to inlcude some interesting shots that create better cinematography.
5. Walking out of the shot: By allowing the character to walk out of the shot it lets you move onto a completely different scene without carrying on with them. Its a perfect way to transport the audience to a different situation without questioning the wereabouts of the characters you moved on from. Some cutaways are very effective and make your work look a lot more professional if used correctly.
6. The Thrids Rule: This rule is used when learning where to position your object in the shot. The thirds rule is simply a grid that separates the shot into 6 different squares. The rule says that when ever we are filming someone or something they must be in the center of where the lines meet. This is the professional way of positioning your characters on the screen. This video will explain more on how to use the Thirds Rule
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