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Cinematography Rules

The document discusses several cinematography rules and shot types. The rule of thirds suggests placing subjects off-center to make images more appealing. The 180 degree rule maintains camera positioning on one side of an imaginary line between two speaking subjects. Common shot types are establishing shots to set a scene, mid shots showing part of a subject, and medium close ups showing from head to shoulders.

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Cinematography Rules

The document discusses several cinematography rules and shot types. The rule of thirds suggests placing subjects off-center to make images more appealing. The 180 degree rule maintains camera positioning on one side of an imaginary line between two speaking subjects. Common shot types are establishing shots to set a scene, mid shots showing part of a subject, and medium close ups showing from head to shoulders.

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Cinematography Rules

Rule of Thirds:
The rule of thirds is when the screen can be split into nine
different squares and a
person or object is on one
side of that screen. These
nine boxes can be seen on
camera screens when taking
a
photo. It makes the image
look more appealing to the
viewer when it is on one side
of the screen, as it looks more
natural. The space behind it is
called the looking space and
this is
generally
used to be
the
background
or the surroundings. Where the lines meet/cross is called
the intersections and this is where the ojects should be.
If the object is in the middle of the screen it can make the
viewer slightly dis-orientated or it may just not appeal to
them. However, this can be used in horror films to create
suspese. This rule of thirds originated from artists when
they painted people or objects on one side of their canvas
to make it look more interesing. It is mostly common in
interviews when the speaker is on one side of the camera
shot and has a background behind them and their eye line
is on the top intersection.
180 Degree Rule:
the 180 degree rule is when there are two people talking.
There is then a imagenery line going across the two
speakers called the line of action. This fixes the camera
to one side of that line for as long as the two speaking.
This is done so as the dialogue looks natural to the
audience so as the audience know that the two people are
speaking to eachother. The scene usually starts with a
wide or establishing shot of the two people in the scene to
give the actors direction to the audience. However, the
line of action can move if one of the people move but it

still goes from one person to the other and the camera still
stays on one side of the line
of action. The 180 degree
can be broken if the actor is
dis-orientated lost or
intoxicated and is used to
make the audience feel the
same. It is also used in vechicles like cars
to show the car going out of a road and
say it is going from right to left, it can
suggest that the car is travelling away
from where it was orignally but if it is later going the
opposite way, the audiece then know that it is going back
to where it was originally.
Shot Types:
Establishing shot - the first shot of a new scene, designed
to show the audience where the action is taking place.

Mid Shot only shows part of a person.

Medium Close Up only shows the persons head down to


their shoulders.

Dolly Shot a tracking shot where the camera is put on a


dolly (a platform with wheels that is pushed) as it records
the scene.

Over the shoulder shot a shot that is over a persons


shoulder so the viewer can see the speaker.

Two Shot a cinema or television shot of two people


together.

High-angle Shot A high-angle shot is a cinematic


technique where the camera looks down on the subject
from a high angle.

Birds-eye View A bird's-eye view is an elevated view of


an object from above, with a perspective as though the
observer were a bird

Crane Shot In filmmaking and video production, a crane


shot is a shot taken by a camera on a crane or jib.

Low-angle Shot In cinematography, a low-angle shot is a


shot from a camera angle positioned low on the vertical
axis, anywhere below the eye line, looking up.

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