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Shots, Frames and Camera Movements. Choreography for the Camera San Diego City College. Review: Editing for Continuity. Variations in the elements of dance & film: Time Space Energy Have an overarching flow/rhythm Beginning-Middle-End Make choices concerning the line of motion. Today.
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Shots, Frames and Camera Movements Choreography for the Camera San Diego City College
Review: Editing for Continuity • Variations in the elements of dance & film: • Time • Space • Energy • Have an overarching flow/rhythm • Beginning-Middle-End • Make choices concerning the line of motion
Today • Framing • Composition • Types of Shots • Camera Angles • Camera Movements • Shot-by-Shot Anaylsis
Principles of Composition • AKA: how to frame your shot • Subject of Focus • Rule of Thirds • Viewpoint and Camera Angle • Balance • Symmetrical • Asymmetrical
Camera Movements • Pan: the camera moves either to the left or the right in the horizontal plane. • Tilt: the camera tilts up or down in the vertical plane. • Zoom: the camera changes the focal length to bring the subject closer or move it further away. • Track: to physically alter the position of the camera in the horizontal plane, either hand-held or on tracks (sometime called a dolly).
Shot by Shot Analysis • Type of Shot (close-med-wide) • Camera Angles • Camera Movements • Framing • Brief Description of Dance • Singing In The Rain