Looking Through the Viewfinder TC 327 9/9/04

Aspect Ratio The shape of the frame The shape of the frame There are many There are many The proportional measure of frame height to width The proportional measure of frame height to width Name some Name some

1.33:1 (4:3) Classic Standard Television Aspect Ratio Classic Standard Television Aspect Ratio 4X3 (Four units wide by Three units high) Hollywood till X3 (Four units wide by Three units high) Hollywood till 1952

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1.85:1 Standard Academy. Most films are shot and displayed theatrically in this or the foreign theatrical ratio of 1.66:1. Standard Academy. Most films are shot and displayed theatrically in this or the foreign theatrical ratio of 1.66:1.

2.35:1 Original successful wide screen formatting developed in the 1950’s to get people back to the movie theaters and away from their livingroom TV set… now a days often called letterbox Original successful wide screen formatting developed in the 1950’s to get people back to the movie theaters and away from their livingroom TV set… now a days often called letterbox

2.35:1(16X9) 2.35:1(16X9) Widescreen NTSC/HDTV Widescreen NTSC/HDTV Digital Standard Digital Standard

Field of View Distance Steps  Extreme long Shot (ELS or XLS)  Long shot LS  Medium or waist shot  Close-up (CU)  Extreme close-up (ECU or XCU)

Area Field of View  Bust Shot  Knee shot  Two Shot  Three Shot  Over the shoulder  Cross shots

Vectors  Directional forces within the frame  Graphic  Index  Motion

Screen Placement &composition  Screen center - Stable - forces neutral  Picture balance  Non-symetrical Framing  Head Room & lead room  Nose room

Horizon  Level  Tilted

Framing a Close-up

Closure Desireable and Undesireable

Foreground Middleground Background

Lens & Z Axis Length

Depth of Field

Be sure to know: Key concepts Final review Be able to visually recreate these concepts