Composition basics for Foundations of Cinema

1. FVS 261:WEEK 5
GEAR ROOMCHECKOUT INFO
COMPOSITION BASICS
COPYRIGHT LECTURE
TOUCHING BASEWITH GROUPS RE: FILM #1

2. BOBBY CHASTAIN
FVS INTERIM PROGRAM DIRECTOR
OFFICE LOCATED IN STEWART CENTER NEXTTO GEAR ROOM

3. COMPOSINGYOUR FRAME
THREEWAYSTOTHINK ABOUT COMPOSINGYOUR SHOTS
1. RULE OFTHIRDS vs.THE GOLDEN
RATIO
2. X/Y/Z AXIS
3. LINEAR PERSPECTIVE

4. 1. RULE OFTHIRDS vs GOLDEN RATIO

6. 2.THE
X/Y/Z
AXIS

7. 3. LINEAR
PERSPECTIVE
In 1435, Leon Batista, poet, architect,
writer, and painter created a short, 110
Page document that had a profound
Influence on Renaissance Painters.
The book, ON PAINTING, goes into detail
about ideas and rules as to the use of
color, composition and light that are
naturally pleasing to the eye.
One of the most profoundly influential
Theories he had was that of Linear
Perspective.
Now let’s watch a one minute video summing
up thousands of years of human artistic
perspective by a guy in his 20s who is slightly
out of focus, but otherwise super smart.

8. LINEAR PERSPECTIVE EXPLAINED IN UNDERTWO MINUTES

9. NOW LET’S LEARN
A BIT ABOUT STAGING
FROMTHE MASTER…

10. STAGINGA SCENE: ALFRED HITCHCOCK’S ‘VERTIGO’

11. NEXT CLASS…
MANDATORY COPYRIGHT
LECTURE
AND CHECKING INWITH FILM GROUPS