FRAMING

Single Shot - features one character alone in the frame. The individual character is the primary focus.

• Two ways to frame:

  • Clean - It is when no part of any other character is visible in the frame. It’s best used when you want to convey a character’s isolation.

  • Dirty - includes a limited presence from another character in the frame.

Two shot - two characters is visible in the frame. Both faces must be clearly visible. it is all about creating visual relationship between two characters. This relationship might be affectionate, contentious, or even imaginary.

Three shot -

Four shot -

Five shot -

Crowd shot - Remember how many characters you include in a single frame you are creating a relationship between them.

Over-the-shoulder shot - most useful way of covering a conversation. It acts like a hybrid between a single and two shot. Similar to single, we’re often focusing on one character at a time. From these angles we get perspectives from both sides.

Point of view shot (POV) - when you want the audience to experience the perspective of a character. the idea of this can cover a wide range of perspectives. A person, and alien, a camera, a disembodied spirit, or even a shark.

(POV shot is also paired with POV audio. So we can see what they see and hear what they hear.)

Insert shot - is not just about going extremely tight on a detail. The way the information is framed is often even important than how prominent it is on the screen. Inserts can also be combined with POV shots. Or are we looking at the insert shot from a third-person perspective or a hybrid frame both an elegant insert and an effective POV.