COMPOSITION
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- Head Room: The amount of space between the top of a person’s head and the top of your frame.
- Too much headroom makes the person appear to be sinking and gives an off- balance feel to the shot.
- Too little headroom also gives an off balance feel and brings unnecessary attention to the chin and neck, rather than the eyes and face.
- Lead Room (also called nose room): The amount of space “in front” of a person in the shot; between the person and the edge of the frame in the direction they are looking.
- Too little lead room gives an uneasy and off balance feeling. This also makes it seem as though they are going out of the frame.
- Too much lead room gives an off balance feeling, or a feeling as though they are not fully in the frame yet…or like the frame is pulling away from them.
- Leave extra space in front of a person moving. Not doing so will make it look like the subject is at risk of running into the edge of the frame.
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Basic Camera Movements
- Tilt: Moving the cameras lens up or down, while keeping its horizontal axis constant.
- Pan: Moving the cameras lens to one side or another, while keeping its vertical axis constant.
- Zoom: Changing the focal length of the lens to make the subject appear closer or farther away.
- Pedestal: Moving the entire camera up or down.
- Dolly: Motion towards or motion from; moving the entire camera to or from the subject.
- Truck: Moving the entire camera left or right, while maintaining perpendicular relationship with the subject.
Basic Camera Shots:
Basic Camera Angles: