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Understanding visual storytelling
From the course: Making a Short Film: Start to Finish
Understanding visual storytelling
- So we're getting to know our script inside and out, you're already starting to think about the the style, the visual style that you're going to bring to the project. And it makes sense now to take a step back and spend a few moments really breaking down and understanding the language of visual storytelling, and what the elements of it are. And that's because that's the shared language that you're going to use to communicate what you're going for with your collaborators. And of course, with the audience too. So every frame of a moving picture, is made up of various different visual and auditory elements that you can make choices about and have control over how those elements look and function. And it's the interaction of those elements. That creates the sum total and the final result of the of the feel you want within a shot. So let's talk about what those those things are. So obviously one of the first things to be…
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Script analysis and breakdown6m 44s
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Understanding visual storytelling6m 48s
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Part 1: Shots and shot composition9m 22s
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Part 2: Elements of shot composition8m 39s
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Camera movement10m 4s
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Part 1: Shots working together8m 19s
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Part 2: Audience emotion4m 23s
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Lighting4m 33s
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Sound11m 15s
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Production design, costumes, hair and makeup7m 58s
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