language of moving image

I am going to find out the language of moving image and the specifics that come with it. Each media form comes with its own set of rules. Any kind of creativity always comes down to space, size and scale – the fundamental principles.

Camera Focus

Rack Focus- Moving the focus from one object to another to manipulate what the viewer is looking at at certain moments.

In my first sequence I have a shot of one character crouched on the floor in a woods and another character behind a tree with only his hands in shot. High angle / Low angle / bulls-eye / birds eye / canted angle

Tracking / Panning / Craning / Tilting / Hand held / Steadicam

Establishing Shot / Long Shot / Medium Shot / Close-up / Big Close-Up / Extreme Close UpĀ (students often struggle with the first and the last again issues with SCALE, SIZE & SPACE, so practice is really important)

Insert Shot – a shot bringing attention to specific details

In my sequence I want to include an extreme close up of my characters eyes as there will be a shot of her upset.

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