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Power of Emotion: Frame for Maximum Impact

Learn how to evoke fear, laughter, surprise, sadness, anger, and boredom by strategically placing the camera and focusing on the actor's eyes. Discover the impact of close-ups, extreme close-ups, and using angles to heighten dramatic meaning.

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Power of Emotion: Frame for Maximum Impact

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  1. Frame for EmotionEmotion (in the form of fear, laughter, surprise, sadness, anger, boredom) is the ultimate goal of each scene.  The first consideration of where to place the camera should involve knowing what emotion you want the audience to experience at that particular time.  Emotion comes directly from the actor's eyes.  You can control the intensity of that emotion by placing the camera close or far away from those eyes.  A close-up will fill the screen with emotion, and pulling away to a wide angle shot will dissipate that emotion.  A sudden cut from wide to close-up will give the audience a sudden surprise.  Sometimes a strange angle above an actor will heighten the dramatic meaning.  (Truffaut)  

  2. THE CLOSE UP: Zooming In What is the effect of moving from the first frame to an extreme close-up?

  3. EXTREME CLOSE-UPS: Hands tell stories

  4. CLOSE UPS: Communicate with your eyes

  5. CLOSE UPS: The eyes are the window to the soul

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