Today we got interduce among other things to the 180 Degree rule. When filming a scene, you first must draw a line between the two parts of interest. For example, in a conversation, between the two people involved. Once you set up your camera you can’t cross this line anymore. If you were to do this the person originally on the left-hand side would be on the right-hand side and the other way around, which would disorientate the audience.
When framing a shot, it is helpful to keep the rule of three in mind. The rule of three divides the frame in thirds vertically and horizontally. This way four control points are being created. As we read from the left to the ride and from the top to the bottom the viewer is likely to first look at the point on the top left-hand side (and so on). Therefore, placing the characters face at the first point can elevate the framing by a lot.
It is extremely helpful to always get Master Coverage first. The master coverage is usually a wide shot of the scene. If the set were to shout down, you can still tell the story. Another tip we got was to not watch back what we shot. As it consumes time and when working with actual Film you are not able to watch back the footage at all on the day, it’s best to not get into the habit.
There is a simple dialogue that is nearly universal on sets that ensures that the shoot will go smother. When the director wants to start they will say ‘stand by’ signalling to everyone that they are going to roll. After every department confirmed they stand by the director will say ‘roll camera(s)’ which will if everything goes well be met with a ‘were roiling’ by the camera operator. The director will then shout ‘Action’ now the shot is going to be taken and when the director wants to end the take, they will say ‘cut’.
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