Camera shot sizes and angles (Research)

 


        What are shot sizes in film? What is the purpose?

    "Shot size is how much of the setting or subject is displayed within a given frame of a video, photo, or animation, hence the scope or size of the shot.". The different shot sizes communicate a narrative and when combined with post-production (primarily editing) tells a story.

      How are shot sizes used in comedy?

    According to Julio Macat (cinematographer from Home Alone), shot sizes are used for 3 things in comedy. 


    Number 1 Get the "goods": Every shot within a comedy scene holds a purpose, the purpose is sometimes referred to as "the goods" of the shot. The goods hold the reason a cinematographer included the scene in the movie. When shot sizes are used in conjunctions with camera angles, they tell the story. Even if other means of telling the story aren't as effective, the shot sizes will still tell the story effectively.



    Number 2 Shoot wide and close: Using wider shot sizes close in a subject closer to the camera. This method of using the camera tends to expand the effect of the aesthetic. Wider angles are used to highlight what aspect of a subject should be focused on by an audience.

    Number 3 Work musically: The best shot sizes are the ones that works with the soundtrack playing. Working with music lets the cinematographer thinks about how well the sizes works with the upbeat music playing in the movie.

Reference
1) https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/types-of-camera-shots-sizes-in-film/
2) https://nofilmschool.com/2017/12/5-ways-shoot-comedy-well-according-julio-macat
    

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Sounds in Film (Research)

Image
            What is sound in Film? " Sound in a movie includes music, dialogue, sound effects, ambient noise and/or background noise, and soundtracks. Some sort of sound is always used to enhance the movie experience." The purpose of sound in film is to, "deliver information, making it clear what’s happening in the plot of the film. It also adds another level to the production value, heightening the immersive nature of the production."         Who is responsible for the sound in film? The Production Sound Mixer is the one responsible for recording high-quality audio on set, location for film, television productions, and leads the production sound crew. Production Sound Mixer: Steve Boeddeker Style: Boeddeker's style included the mixing of corresponding sound elements in order to create the message of his movie. For example, when he wanted to make a soundtrack for a peaceful moment he mixes sounds to range between soft...
Read more

Genre Case Study: Film Representation: Message and audience (Preliminary Exercise)

Image
           For section 2 of the midterm, we were tasked with answering questions about the intended messages and audience of the film. The group worked together on this part. For questions that needed research, my groupmate Nicholas who was primarily in charge of the section would, research and explain what he found. From that information, we collaborated on what we thought the best answer was and he documented it. The research gave the group a better understanding of how movie use characters and conventions to give the message to their audience
Read more

Final Product (post production)

             https://youtu.be/UvkJotit_yQ                     After months of research, analysis, and production we finally finished our intro. We decided to give the main character (Spence Spencer), narration during the intro and ending sequences. During our first edit, we looked back at comedy movies and realized many had the main character narrate while no dialogue was occurring. We decided to follow this convention. We also added a new scene at the end to better establish the narrative of the rest of the movie. Another change that was added was the makeup. In our first draft it was obvious we never put thought into the makeup so we changed that by using makeup to give Spencer the main character a black eye in the last shot.
Read more