Camera shots

 RULE OF THIRDS

In this shot, we used rule of thirds. I have outlined the three sections in which each person takes up a third of the frame. We use the rule of thirds to help with focusing on our subject/s.

Here we have experimented with rule of thirds again with an over the shoulder shot. A character in the first horizontal third, empty space in the second horizontal third and the 2nd characters shoulder and hood in the last horizontal third.

WIDE SHOT

Heres a wide shot of the area we were currently in. This could be used as an establishing shot because of the scenery including traffic, buildings and greenery.

CLOSE UP

This is a close up shot, as you can see there is no space above the head and the top of the head has been cut off. This highlights every feature on the face and in films will emphasize a characters facial expression.

WINDOW SHOT

 

As shown, positioning a character in front a window can have bad effects on lighting. There is not much contrast between the character and he's background. Its harder to outline the character and takes focus off him. When taking a shot of a character it is best to place them opposite a window with natural lighting so they are clearly outlined and the focus is on them and their features.

WORMS EYED VIEW - SHOT OF FEET

  This is a worms eyed view shot of feet. We positioned the feet in order of shoe size to make the shot look interesting. The reflection of the light on the floor also improves the shot.