Framing: Includes: Angle of camera, Aspect ratio, relationship between camera and object, or character and subject.
Angle of Faming ► High Angle ► Low Angle These will determine the “diegesis” of your film. Power overivew
Aspect Ratio ► The ratio of the horizontal to the vertical sides of an image. Standard: 4:3 – Our cameras can capture this, but your image appears distorted. Widescreen: 16:10 There are a number of different methods that can be used.
Level of Framing ► Low camera angles produce what types of images: ► High camera angles convey what type of message about your subject?
Canted Framing ► A view where the frame is not level causing objects to appear out of an upright position. ► Often convey an image of chaos and instability. ► These are associated with action films, music videos, and animation.
Follow Shot ► A shot with framing that shifts to keep a moving figure onscreen. ► Panning, tilting, tracking, and craning to stay with subject as it moves inside the frame.
Reframing ► Short panning or tilting movements to adjust figures’ movements. ► This keeps them on screen and centered
Point-of-View Shot ► A shot taken with the camera placed where the characters eyes are. This shows what the character sees. ► Horror movies are notorious for this. Cloverfield uses this as well as follow shots Secret Girlfriend on comedycentral uses this
Matte Shot ► Similar to that of Photo-shopping two unlike images together. ► This gives you the ability to place a real object in an unreal location.