To make a piece of film that complies with audience expectations certain composition rules must be followed. These are essential things to consider if the director wants the audience to feel comfortable whilst watching the piece. There are over 200 composition rules that in order to comply with directors follow conventions religiously during the creation of film. These composition rules can also help to add meaning to the piece, whether the audience realises this or not. This means that the audience reads it subliminally, and makes assumptions of what will happen without them knowing.
Different types of shot sizes
There are 6 main shot sizes. These are: Extreme close up, close up, medium shot, long shot, wide shot and very wide shot. These shots are all used in different areas to convey various meanings, they sometimes help to tell the story the director is trying to portray. Directors use these shots in order to sometimes pre-empt what will happen later on in the film. Certain types of shot are especially useful to help establish enigmas or to help comply with film era’s such as Film Noir. They can also help to form the audience’s idea of someone/something or show particular areas of a person or of the action. Extreme close ups show particular elements such as eyes in very close detail. Extreme close ups are often used to show emotion through the eyes, which are “the mirror of the soul”. Eyes are often where the most feeling is showed so extreme close ups tend to focus on this area. However, they can also focus on non-facial features, such as veins or hands. Close up shots show more of the image, for example a whole face rather than just a particular aspect. Close up shots are usually used to establish details or to establish a star. The establishing a star aspect will be essential for us to consider as we are producing our pop video, many pop video directors if they are trying to establish a new pop star use a lot of close up shots on their face so that the audience can engage with them and recognise them if they see them on a poster or digipack cover. The close up shot can also be used to capture emotion; it can capture emotion on the face particularly well as it shows the whole face not just a particular detail such as eyes or mouth. A medium shot would show for example the bust of a person. This shot is widely accepted as a “comfortable” shot as it isn’t too close up like the extreme close up and close up. It allows us to engage with the person as it shows more of them, but we can still see detail such as face shape and expression. Directors of pop videos may use this shot to encourage the audience to engage with the star as it shows more than a close up would. The third shot is the Long shot, which shows for example a whole body. It is often used in film to help establish action or atmosphere. This shot would be especially popular in an action film if there is a fight scene, this shot would help to establish what is happening. This shot can also be used to help the audience find out an actor’s costume and what props they have, helping us to engage with the star. This may be used in pop videos to ensure the audience engage with the star and see what the star is wearing so we can get an idea in our heads of them and their genre of music and fashion. A wide shot shows less detail than the long shot, it shows possibly 2 or more actors in a shot and some of their surroundings. A wide shot helps to put the subject into context. This is also sometimes called an establishing shot, as it establishes the subject’s surroundings and helps us to realise where they are. This could be used in a pop video in the narrative element to help the audience to discover where the action is taking place. The final shot is the very wide shot, this shot puts the subject in the far distance as just a small figure and shows a very large amount of space around the subject to help establish it’s surroundings. This shot can be used to show a landscape or possibly to put the subject into context. This shot can be used by directors in pop videos to establish the area; it can also be used to show an area of beauty.
Different types of shot sizes
There are 6 main shot sizes. These are: Extreme close up, close up, medium shot, long shot, wide shot and very wide shot. These shots are all used in different areas to convey various meanings, they sometimes help to tell the story the director is trying to portray. Directors use these shots in order to sometimes pre-empt what will happen later on in the film. Certain types of shot are especially useful to help establish enigmas or to help comply with film era’s such as Film Noir. They can also help to form the audience’s idea of someone/something or show particular areas of a person or of the action. Extreme close ups show particular elements such as eyes in very close detail. Extreme close ups are often used to show emotion through the eyes, which are “the mirror of the soul”. Eyes are often where the most feeling is showed so extreme close ups tend to focus on this area. However, they can also focus on non-facial features, such as veins or hands. Close up shots show more of the image, for example a whole face rather than just a particular aspect. Close up shots are usually used to establish details or to establish a star. The establishing a star aspect will be essential for us to consider as we are producing our pop video, many pop video directors if they are trying to establish a new pop star use a lot of close up shots on their face so that the audience can engage with them and recognise them if they see them on a poster or digipack cover. The close up shot can also be used to capture emotion; it can capture emotion on the face particularly well as it shows the whole face not just a particular detail such as eyes or mouth. A medium shot would show for example the bust of a person. This shot is widely accepted as a “comfortable” shot as it isn’t too close up like the extreme close up and close up. It allows us to engage with the person as it shows more of them, but we can still see detail such as face shape and expression. Directors of pop videos may use this shot to encourage the audience to engage with the star as it shows more than a close up would. The third shot is the Long shot, which shows for example a whole body. It is often used in film to help establish action or atmosphere. This shot would be especially popular in an action film if there is a fight scene, this shot would help to establish what is happening. This shot can also be used to help the audience find out an actor’s costume and what props they have, helping us to engage with the star. This may be used in pop videos to ensure the audience engage with the star and see what the star is wearing so we can get an idea in our heads of them and their genre of music and fashion. A wide shot shows less detail than the long shot, it shows possibly 2 or more actors in a shot and some of their surroundings. A wide shot helps to put the subject into context. This is also sometimes called an establishing shot, as it establishes the subject’s surroundings and helps us to realise where they are. This could be used in a pop video in the narrative element to help the audience to discover where the action is taking place. The final shot is the very wide shot, this shot puts the subject in the far distance as just a small figure and shows a very large amount of space around the subject to help establish it’s surroundings. This shot can be used to show a landscape or possibly to put the subject into context. This shot can be used by directors in pop videos to establish the area; it can also be used to show an area of beauty.
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