1. Composition Video Productions

2. Composition What is composition? Composition is the way you arrange the items you are filming to appear on the screen.

3. Framing & Angles Framing - How much of your subject fills the frame Angles - the angle of the camera to your subject

4. Frame Names & abbreviations Extreme Long Shot [XLS] Long Shot [LS] Full Shot [FS] 3/4 Shot [3/4] Medium Shot [MS] Meduim Close Up [MCU] Close Up [CU] Extreme Close Up [XCU]

5. The subject fills a very small portion of the frame Ext Long Shot [XLS] Subject: Man on stage

6. The subject fills a very small portion of the frame Ext Long Shot [XLS] Subject: Man

7. The subject fills a very small portion of the frame Ext Long Shot [XLS] Subject: Riders

8. The subject and a LOT of the surrounding area fills the frame Long Shot [LS] Subject: boys

9. The subject and a LOT of the surrounding area fills the frame Long Shot [LS] Subject: People

10. The subject and a LOT of the surrounding area fills the frame Long Shot [LS] Subject: Kids

11. The entire subject fills the frame Full Shot [FS] Subject: Bicycle

12. The entire subject fills the frame Full Shot [FS] Subject: Guitar

13. The entire subject fills the frame Full Shot [FS] Subject: Band

14. ¾ of the subject fills the frame ¾ Shot [3/4] Subject: Man

15. ¾ of the subject fills the frame ¾ Shot [3/4] Subject: People

16. ¾ of the subject fills the frame ¾ Shot [3/4] Subject: People

17. About ½ of the subject fills the frame Medium Shot [MS] Subject: Guy

18. About ½ of the subject fills the frame Medium Shot [MS] Subject: Guy

19. About ½ of the subject fills the frame Medium Shot [MS] Subject: Guy

20. More than a Close Up but less than a Medium Shot of the subject fills the frame. Medium Close Up [MCU] Subject: boy

21. More than a Close Up but less than a Medium Shot of the subject fills the frame. Medium Close Up [MCU] Subject: guy

22. More than a Close Up but less than a Medium Shot of the subject fills the frame. Medium Close Up [MCU] Subject: man

23. Part of the Subject fills the frame. Close Up [CU] Subject: puppy

24. Part of the Subject fills the frame. Close Up [CU] Subject: apple

25. Part of the Subject fills the frame. Close Up [CU] Subject: elephant

26. Part of the Subject fills the frame. Close Up [CU] Subject: girl

27. A SMALL part of the Subject fills the frame. Extreme Close Up [ECU] Subject: dog

28. A SMALL part of the Subject fills the frame. Extreme Close Up [ECU] Subject: windmill

29. A SMALL part of the Subject fills the frame. Extreme Close Up [ECU] Subject: guy

30. Angles Birds-Eye [BE] High Angle [HA] Eye Level [EYE] Low Angle [LA] Worms-Eye [WE]

31. The camera is DIRECTLY above the subject looking down. Birds-eye [BE] Subject: hockey players

32. The camera is DIRECTLY above the subject looking down. Birds-eye [BE] Subject: Space Shuttle & plane

33. The camera is DIRECTLY above the subject looking down. Birds-eye [BE] Subject: kid

34. The camera is above the subject looking down. High Angle [HA] Subject: student

35. The camera is above the subject looking down. High Angle [HA] Subject: student

36. The camera is above the subject looking down. High Angle [HA] Subject: chicken

37. The camera is level with the subject. Eye Level [EYE] Subject: guy

38. The camera is level with the subject. Eye Level [EYE] Subject: seal

39. The camera is level with the subject. Eye Level [EYE] Subject: guy

40. The camera is below the subject looking up. Low Angle [LA] Subject: guy

41. The camera is below the subject looking up. Low Angle [LA] Subject: wolf

42. The camera is below the subject looking up. Low Angle [LA] Subject: guys

43. The camera is below the subject looking up. Low Angle [LA] Subject: building

44. The camera is DIRECTLY below the subject looking up. Worm’s Eye [WE] Subject: guys

45. The camera is DIRECTLY below the subject looking up. Worm’s Eye [WE] Subject: Basketball player

46. The camera is DIRECTLY below the subject looking up. Worm’s Eye [WE] Subject: dandelion