HANDY HINTS ON FRAMING

Here are some handy tips that will help before I start Filming

CLOSER, CLOSER, CLOSER!!

This cannot be stressed enough times. Close up shots are where the moneys at (just joking), but you want to get as many as you can. Close ups help viewers to see the characters face better, and mostly show emotions. Plus it's boring to use the same shots all the time (wide shots, mid shots) and close ups have a really big effect. 

Sometimes close ups are the only way forward.

HEAD SPACE

Headroom is the amount of space between the top of someone's head and the top of the frame.

When trying to determine the amount of headroom to use, you can see part of the subject's neck or the top of the shoulders. However, there's not a big concern with cutting off the top of someone's head. The audience won't see this as strange as long as the actor's eyes are framed where they should be.



BREAKING THE RULES

The rule of thirds is a concept in video and film production in which the frame is divided into nine imaginary sections, as seen down below. This creates reference points which act as guides for framing the image.

The grid

LEFT, RIGHT, UP, DOWN, SIDE TO SIDE?!

When you are filming it is good to get the same shots from different angle. You should do this so when it's time for you to edit you can have one scene that shows more than one angle (high, low, side etc), this is great as it shows different perspectives to the audience and it will also look smoother.

ZOOOOOOM

It best to not zoom in or out when you want to get a close up, as it won't look professional. That is why it is best for you to get closer with the actual camera instead using the manual zoom button, this will give you a nice and clear looking shot.