Shooting a Sequence COM 266 Advanced Photography
Feb 25, 2016
Shooting a Sequence
COM 266Advanced Photography
Framing: field of view
• Wide angle shot– Establishes location– High angle
• Medium shot– Brings us closer– Shows the action
• Medium shot
• Close up– See see expressions
• Extreme close up– See details– Cutaways
• Extreme close ups– See details
• “The Lord’s Resistance Army Hunts Children in Sudan”– Cutaways of wounds, drawings
Ratios
Wide shots – 10%
Medium shots – 20%
Close ups– 50%
Extreme close ups – 20%
• Each shot should last 10 secs.
• Kobre adds– Point-of-view shot– Reaction shot
Rule of thirds
• Divide screen vertically and horizontally
• Intersections where should place most important parts of image
Too centered, needs more nose room on left
Better, works horizontally and vertically, has “looking room” on the left
• A-Roll– Interview footage
• B-Roll– Shots that illustrate the story– Fill in over interview in places– Ideally should be specific• Avoid “wallpaper” or generic video
• “The Boys of Christ Church House”– Chapter 2: A look inside– Example of “specific” B-roll
Additional shooting tips
• Avoid jump cuts– Caused when edit interview– Subject’s head appears to jump– Use B-roll
• The 180 degree rule– Violate it, characters appear to change sides– Shooting parade from different sides of street
Adding visual variety
• Vary angle– Shoot from high angle• Establish location • Dance hall, street fairs
– Low angle• Provides different perspective
• Avoid panning, zooming– Move in closer, farther away– Zoom in or out between shots
• Cinemagraphic shots– Dolly shot• Camera moves closer, farther way
– Tracking shot• Camera moves with moving subject
• In an action shot, generally want to stay with the action until it finishes