Shots, Frames and Camera Movements

Choreography for the CameraSan 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

Line of Motion

Framing

The Cone

Frame Proportions

Framing

Principles of Composition

AKA: how to frame your shot

Subject of Focus

Rule of Thirds

Viewpoint and Camera Angle

BalanceSymmetrical

Asymmetrical

Rule of Thirds

Camera Shots

Camera Angles

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).

Camera Movements

Shot by Shot Analysis

Type of Shot (close-med-wide)

Camera Angles

Camera Movements

Framing

Brief Description of Dance

Singing In The Rain