1. FRAMNG SHOTS
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Framing - same as for still images
- Don’t just point – compose the shot
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Wide shot (WS)
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Medium shot (MS)
 Close up (CU)
 Over Shoulder (OS)
 Insert
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Cutaway (CA)

2. RULE OF THIRDS

3. Wide Shot

4. Medium shot

5. Close up

6. Over Shoulder

7. Insert

8. Cutaway

9. 4 BASIC CAMERA MOVEMENTS
 Pan
 Tilt
 Zoom
 Track / Follow

10. PAN
 The framing moves left & right,
with no vertical movement
 Hold first image for 3 seconds,
pan very slowly and hold last
image for 3 seconds
 Avoid ‘fire hosing’ effect by using
sparingly

11. TILT
 The framing moves up & down,
with no horizontal movement
 Tilt up (high angle shot) to give
illusion of height
 Tilt down (low angle shot) to
create steepness
 Use a tripod!

12. ZOOM
 Regarded as ‘old fashioned’ today! Film
directors tend to use ‘insert’ rather than
zoom in
 Use as a cropping tool to set up the shot
before recording
 If using Zoom during recording
 zoom in from a long shot and hold
 zoom out from a close-up and hold
 Don’t overuse – leads to trombone effect

13. TRACK / FOLLOW
 Holding the camera (or with camera
mounted) - you track or follow the
action whilst walking.
 Use a ‘dolly’ or improvise
 Aim for continuity

14. 7 Deadly Sins of Camera Work
DEADLY SIN REMEDY
 Backlighting  Light source in front
 Headhunting  Medium shot
 Wrong angle  Subject at eye level
 Jogging –movement  Hold camera steady
 Trombone effect  Zoom in / out …hold…cut
 Snapshotting
 Hosepiping  Don’t cut too quickly
 Smooth panning
Seven Deadly Sins
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-6tWTPTmcE&feature=related