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Shot Composition

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  • 3 reasons why camera angles are important?
    Emotion, Editing, & Perspective
  • The camera is positioned above the subject
    High Angle
  • Tilt horizon of your frame
    Dutch Angle
  • Interchangeable with the Over the shoulder shot
    Over the Shoulder
  • Allows the viewer to take on the perspective of the character and understand their state of mind (on a more personal level
    POV
  • Places the back of the head and shoulder of a person in the foreground and the subject in the background.
    Over-the-Shoulder
  • Head, face, and neck. All about emotion.
    Close-Up
  • The camera is positioned below the subject
    Low Angle
  • The Rule where imaginary lines are placed over a scene to better frame it
    Thirds
  • the video clip that is created when a camera begins recording until the moment it stops recording.
    Shot
  • In between a Long & Medium Shot
    Cowboy
  • Great to help transition to new scenes or show side stories at the same time
    Cutaway
  • Portrays the subject as weak, vulnerable, and inferior
    High
  • An interruption of a continuously filmed scene by inserting a view of something completely different
    Cut Away
  • Only includes a small portion of the subject.
    Extreme Close Up
  • The space in front of where the actors are looking
    Leadroom
  • The amount of space between the top of subject's head and the top of the frame
    Headroom
  • Subject can be seen from head to toe.
    Wide
  • Typically shows a subject from the waist up.
    Medium
  • This makes the subject appear larger and portray power, dominance, or wonder
    Low
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