Depth of Field in Film (Preliminary Exercise)

 

        What is the composition in Film?

Composition is "how the elements on-screen (actors, scenery, props, etc.) appear in respect to each other and within the frame itself". It's important for directing the audience's attention.


    
        In this preliminary exercise, we had to research how a film used composition and create our own image using the same type of composition. In total, we did 10 across all types of composition. I'm showing this one because its best shows how composition is used to draw attention to a subject. In the shot from the movie Get Out, the actor is the only subject focused on in the frame. The purpose of this was to direct all attention to his facial expression to let the audience know that they should be focused and shocked. The same concept is applied to my shot. In my shot, the subject (me) is on the phone and has a confused expression. This is to let the audience know that they should focus on the subject and feel confused as to what's going on. 



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