Micky's Framing Tutorial

Micky's Framing Tutorial 

The way you set up a frame is crucial when filming. It has to planned carefully so that all the action happens within the frame, the background is interesting but has relevance to what is happening. How you film and the perspective its coming from makes it more engaging for the viewer to watch. The more shot angles, movement and shot types used, the more effective and interesting it will be as it shows peoples emotions and things for the actors perspective to feel sympathy with them. From Mickey's tutorial i learnt few things that would benefit me and my group when filming our opening.

Tips that will benefit me when filming for real

1. Film at eye level: Filming at eye level to the actor is a good thing do for example if the actor/actress is sitting down, you should bring the camera down to their level, allow there not to be so much space above their head as it'll make you lose focus of what happening. 
2. Close ups and mid close ups: The types of shots shows the emotions of the actors and actress, it usually creates the tension and quicken the pace. This will be useful when creating the opening with my teen film as it sets the pace of which the film would go in if we was actual creating the whole film. 
3. Don't zoom or don't move the camera a lot: Zooming or moving the camera often while filming  makes what your filming look amateur and shows your inexperience. 
4. Plenty of cutaways: Cut away is good when filming as it allows you edit more efficiently. and make my groups's work more interesting. 
5. No space above the head: When filming above the head makes it look very tacky and will the audience lose focus on the action. 
6. The Thirds Rule: The thirds rule is useful when filming it's for when your positioning the characters in the fame so that everything works. 

What is the Thirds Rule?

The rule of thirds is a "rule of thumb" or guideline which applies to the process of composing visual images such as designs, films,paintings, and photographs. 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 com-positional elements should be placed along these lines or their intersections. 

How will these filming tips benefit me?