Lights, Camera, Action
Friday 29th September 2023 Lights, Camera, Action: L/O: to understand and practice using the principles of film making Shot Types: Establishing shot: time, location, scale of subjects, used as transition Wide shot: shows relationship of characters to environment. Full/Long shot: shows the story of character from head to show Medium Full/Long shot: Waist and up - present a character as confident, dangerous, confrontational Medium/Mid shot: above the waist but below the chest, ends just above head. Shows the characters emotion and detail Medium Close up: reduces distraction, prioritises detail. Intimacy without physicality. captures object and characters reaction Close up: empathy. Highlights emotion. Extreme close up: highlights a small part of a character i.e ears nose or eyes. Isolates that part of the character. Intense emotion/emphasis. Framing: Single: one character alone in a frame. Character is primary focus. Clean Single: no other part of a character can be seen. Dirty Sing...
