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    The document discusses important rules and techniques in cinematography. It outlines the rule of thirds and 180-degree rule for framing shots. It then describes different types of shots including establishing shots, wide shots, mid shots, two shots, over the shoulder shots, medium close ups, and close ups. It also discusses camera movements and angles like panning, tilting, low angles, high angles, bird's eye views, Dutch tilts, crane shots, and the use of dolly/steadicam.

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    The document discusses important rules and techniques in cinematography. It outlines the rule of thirds and 180-degree rule for framing shots. It then describes different types of shots including establishing shots, wide shots, mid shots, two shots, over the shoulder shots, medium close ups, and close ups. It also discusses camera movements and angles like panning, tilting, low angles, high angles, bird's eye views, Dutch tilts, crane shots, and the use of dolly/steadicam.

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    The document discusses important rules and techniques in cinematography. It outlines the rule of thirds and 180-degree rule for framing shots. It then describes different types of shots including establishing shots, wide shots, mid shots, two shots, over the shoulder shots, medium close ups, and close ups. It also discusses camera movements and angles like panning, tilting, low angles, high angles, bird's eye views, Dutch tilts, crane shots, and the use of dolly/steadicam.

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    John Dumo

    Cinematography Rules
    Rule of thirds is one of the most
    important rules in
    cinematography; this rule uses
    the framing of the camera by
    using four key points. Having a
    subject within these points
    immediately draws attention to
    the subject. This allows director
    to emphasise on a particular scene.
    The axis of action or the 180
    Degrees Rule, allows the viewer
    to make sense of the framing
    within a film. For example if a line
    is drawn along the two speakers
    the camera can only stay within
    that imaginary line as shown in
    the diagram on the righttherefore spatially this makes
    sense.

    Shot types and Lighting


    Establishing shot a Shot that is usually used for distant framing
    that shows the relation between important figures (spatially).
    Wide shots this is pretty much given its framing that covers a
    wide field of view.
    Mid shots- a shot that provides as much detail as a close-up but
    offers an angle to make it seem as though its still a wide shot.
    Two shot two subjects or figures within a frame
    Over the shoulder shot a shot that involves two figures
    engaging in some sort of conversation.
    Medium close up shot is when the camera is positioned not too
    close that the audience is seeing the characters nose hair and not
    too far that the character is un recognisable, therefore its
    Close up This shot usually is framed from the neck up of and
    individual.

    John Dumo
    Extreme close up Dolly/Steadi Cam a camera support that proved the camera
    director to provide steady and smooth tracking shots.
    Tracking is framing used that travels forward, backwards and
    laterally, by following its subject.
    Pan/ Tilt Tilt: Movingthecameraslensupordownwhilekeepingits

    horizontalaxisconstant.
    Pan:Movingthecameralenstoonesideoranother.
    Low Angle Low angle is a cinematography term in which the
    camera is positioned low on the vertical axis.
    High angle This angle is a cinematography term in which the
    camera is positioned high on the vertical axis.
    Birds eye view a moving shot from above looking down.
    Dutch Tilt This camera technique is when the framing is slightly
    obscured so that the horizon is not in line the horizon of the camera.
    Crane Shot is change in framing accomplished by having the
    camera above the ground therefore allowing it to move in any
    direction.

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