Shot composition + focus + meaning
- Created by: LunaShomeiRose
- Created on: 12-01-20 12:14
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- shot composition
- aspect ratio
- 1st number = width
- 2nd = height
- filmmakers change aspect ratio in film to change mood
- widescreen gives more realistic take on what eye can see. feels more epic + big budget. suitable for intense drama + sci-fi
- 1:33:1 = most common ratio for films
- 4:3:1 = academy ratio (used to be common - vintage feel)
- 1st number = width
- rule of thirds
- image can be divided into 9 parts with grid - 4 intersecting parts can alig features in shot, creating more interest, energy and tension then centring a subject
- key terms
- depth of field: focal length (area in focus)
- deep focus: foreground, middle ground, background in sharp focus - layered quality + more detail
- shallow focus: narrow depth of field - only one plane of frame remains sharp, typically in close up
- focus pull/ rack focus: when focal point change, shifting audience attention / point out significant relationship
- after effects
- filming subjects with screen screen + adding background later - extends our visual realities by creating scenes that can't be filmed. E.g Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - flying over train
- effects add to message conveyed to audience
- computer-generated camera effects: picking out / adding colours, slowing time, copying images to make crowd scenes, softening shot to blue imperfections, changing original depth of field
- effects add to message conveyed to audience
- filming subjects with screen screen + adding background later - extends our visual realities by creating scenes that can't be filmed. E.g Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - flying over train
- aspect ratio
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