Chapter 11: Building Screen Space: Visualization Casey Thompson Lawrence Cortes Mike Jago
Chapter 11:Building Screen Space: Visualization
Casey ThompsonLawrence Cortes
Mike Jago
● Moving from the general to the specific ● Starts with wide establishing shot, then
moves progressively tighter ● End the shot on a specific event/detail ● Ideally suited for larger, HD screens
Deductive Approach
● Opposite of Deductive Approach
● Goes from details to a general overview
● Ideally suited for a relatively small screen
● Select specific details of a whole event,
which are presented in a series of close-
ups
Inductive Approach
● How you intend to look at the event● A basic approach to viewing it● Serves as a gameplan for your general
visualization, production approach, and overall style
Ways of Looking
● Looking At An Event- assume a neutral
and objective P.O.V.
● Looking Into An Event- provides a deeper
insight to what is going on.
● Creating An Event- only a screen image/
medium is essential for creating a screen
event.
Ways of Looking
ANGLES
● Shifting a camera to have different viewpoint
● Angles help clarify and intensify action on screen
● Angles assist with a stories continuity and multiple viewpoints
Angles For Continuity And Viewpoints
● The changing of angles makes for smoother cuts when editing in post-production
● For a story to transition smoothly each viewpoint must match with previous shots.
● Example: Tall person A talks to short person B. When showing the viewpoint of person A : High camera angle looking at person B
Angles For Event Intensification
● When telling a story with a lot movement camera angles are used to intensify the action.
● Examples: Low angles can make the subject seem bigger. Close-ups can further express a subject's emotion
Storyboard
● Chronologically frames a story with images and words
● Basic set-up of planned shots and camera angles.
Point Of View
● Viewer assumes screen person's POV
● Camera participates rather than observes
● Camera becomes subjective● motivational factors of audience
participation: 1. strong line between pro/antagonist2. psychological stress3. viewer curiousity
Point of View● popular camera
techniques: - mounting the camera (behind a racecar driver or stunt pilot) -pointing the camera (discovering audience) - addressing the audience
Field Of View● The amount of
observable area ● Determined by focal
length● Shorter focal length=
wider field of view● Wide angle lenses
exaggerate depth● Telephoto lenses
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