Introduction to Camera Framing and Camera Composition Power Point: Camera Framing

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 Camera framing is defined as how you position subjects and objects in shots. It is about composing an image. Camera framing is important in film since it  can keep the viewers  focus framed on the object. Camera framing includes eight types of shots which are: one shot, two shot, three shot, four shot, crowd shot, over the shoulder shot, insert shot, and point of view shot. Single shot captures one subject, usually one person, two shot is filmed with two characters in the shot, three shot includes three characters in the frame, while four shot includes four characters. Crowd shot is a shot with a large group of people, CGI is commonly used to create this image. Point-of-view shot is shown when a character is looking at something, if the character stares into the character this shows the characters bending the fourth wall. Over the shoulder shot is shot with the camera behind an actor that is off the screen, which shows their shoulder, the purpose of this shot is to show the viewer a connection between characters and orient them. Insert shot focuses the viewer's  attention to a key detail in a scene , this focuses the attention to an important detail.

My media studies teacher assigned student to a group of  pairs where my partner was Melanie A. Our assignment was to create a power point on camera framing elements examples in movie scenes, their purpose and their effects. Melanie did the first slide while I conducted the second one.  I analyzed the camera framing elements: crowd shot, pov shot, over the shoulder shot, and insert shot. I researched scenes in movies that fit the description and visual of the camera framing elements, stated key points of the shots, action lines, and defined the shots. I learned the large effects of camera framing and how certain shot sizes enhance certain elements of a scene and bring more meaning to the scene.

 


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