From the course: Creating a Short Film: 05 Directing
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Framing the shot
From the course: Creating a Short Film: 05 Directing
Framing the shot
- One of the ways to make your films feel polished and professional is to be intentional about the framing. This refers to where objects are placed in the scene. An example of this that I like in Assurance is in the beginning of the hut scene. The original version of the film, Ta'ani was overwhelmed with responsibility of both preserving Korda'a and sending her on her very dangerous mission. And I wanted to represent this conflict visually. So I used a wide angle lens and put Korda'a close to the camera and Ta'ani back in the corner. This framing makes it seem like Korda'a's an animal consuming Ta'ani. I guess more accurately that Ta'ani was absolutely consumed with what to do about Korda'a. We'll talk more about balance and composition in the cinematography course but where you put things in the frame determines how visual weight is distributed. Often the frame is divided into imaginary thirds. The subject is put on one side and this creates a balance composition. You can see this…
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