Video Production
Miss Qureshi 2013
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Fill the frame with your subject. Zoom in and get a “close-up” shot of your subject.
A "close up" is generally used when filming/photographing a more sentimental scene or moment. When an actor is having a moment of honesty or vulnerability, or if the photographer is attempting to capture the subject's personality...think "up close and personal".
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Use “framing” to concentrate all attention on your subject. Use the environment (such as doorways, windows, nature) to allow for focus on the subject and visual interest.
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Create texture. If the background is distracting, use it to your advantage. Have your subject stand further away from the background and make the back blurry.
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Use lines. For example, the lines in a brick wall that begin at the frame and end at the focus point. Lines help to move the viewer’s eye. The human eye naturally follows the direction of lines we see, use that to your advantage to guide the viewer's eye throughout the entire image.
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Change your angles. Change positions, move to the right, to the left, or find a completely different perspective. Getting eye level with your subject or tilting the camera can have a larger impact on the viewer.
If you're capturing a flower, lay down on the ground with your camera instead of taking the picture from above it. If you're capturing a party scene, get the shot at a fun angle by turning the camera at a diagonal. Standing up straight is not always the best way to get the shot you want. Sometimes you might have to roll in snow or mud just for the sake of capturing a good image!
5 Tips for Good Composition
(-- take notes!)
What is Composition?
Arrangement of visual elements in a picture/scene.
The composition of a single frame during video production
(or photography) can either make or break the quality of the film (picture). Having a balanced and organized composition can help to create a professional, more visually interesting production.
Below are Miss Qureshi's 5 Tips for setting up GOOD COMPOSITION.
Write them down in your notes and sketch an example next to each tip. You may use a stick figure/smiley face as your example!