The moving image in depth Flashcards
Rack focus
change focus of lens within the shot
Framing:
where you point your camera
Duration:
how long you let it record
Function:
profoundly affects your viewers and what they take away from your story
Persistence of Vision:
24 fps; fool ourselves into thinking itemized individual stills added up are moving picture
Phi Phenomenon:
- when we see motion when its not there
- Ex: Recording broken clock; think the clock is moving but it’s not
Film records at
24 fps (except for the Hobbit movies)
Video records at
29.97 fps
When shooting video with the GH2, use
“24 fps” setting and NOT “30 fps”
Principles of good composition
Balance Contrast Focal Point Movement Perspective
raming the shot stationary
(ECU, CU, MCU, MS, MLS, LS)
Framing the Shot: Mobile
pan/tilt, crane/track, & steadicam/handheld
Tilt:
stand up
track:
moving back as subject comes forward
Crane
taking film from above
Steadicam
achieve sense of lightness and movement of handheld with stillness of tracK
Staging:
the relationship between subject movement and camera placement, movement. Hardest part of directing
inematography Tips for Success
- Don’t go handheld with a telephoto lens
- Handheld looks less shaky when you subject is moving
- Wheelchairs and carts make for inexpensive dollies
- Begin shots with subjects entering the frame
- Find the frame and stick with it until you find the next frame
- Stay loose and flexible
why should you not go handheld with a telephoto lens
Less depth of field, every movement amplified (jerky)
