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      Camera composition is how you frame your subject and anything else that is in the frame. The eight camera composition shots are the rule of thirds shot, symmetry shot, asymmetry shot, point shot, leading lines shot, shape shot, deep focus shot and shallow focus shot (foreground in-focus nd background out-in-focus shot).       Two camera composition shots are the asymmetry shot and the leading lines shot. An asymmetry shot is when each side of an imaginary line is different but equal in composition cinematography. It creates more complex relationships between the elements and draws more attention. A leading lines shot is a compositional technique that uses line shapes to direct the viewer's eye to a specific subject or detail. This shot guides the viewer's eyes through the photo, helping them explore the whole scene and draws attention to the main subject.       Sage W. work on the camera composition shots. She did most of the work at ho...

      Camera framing is how you place or position subjects and objects in shots. It about composing an image rather than just pointing the camera at the subject. The eight camera framing shots are one/single shot, two shot, three shot, four shot, crowd shot, point of view shot, over the shoulder shot, and insert shot.       Two camera framing shots are a one/single shot and three shot. A one/single shot is when a shot captures one subject. Single shots can be set and framed in any shot size you like, just as long as there is only one character featured within the frame and a dirty single shot is an over the shoulder shot. A three shot is a medium shot featuring three characters. Really important in adventure films, or really any film that has a group of characters and an enormous time drain to shoot 3 singles just to show every character.       Sage W. and I worked on the camera framing shot. I did the first 5, while she did the other 3 shots...

      Camera angles make the specific location at which the movie camera or video camera is places to take a shot. The eight camera angle shots are the high angle shot, low angle shot, eye level shot, dutch/canted shot, overhead shot, cowboy/hip shot, knee level shot, and ground level shot.       Two camera angle shots are the high angle shot and the low angle shot. A high angle shot is when the camera is looking down at the subject from above. This angle can beat a character down and used to diminish a character making them appear weak or vulnerable and it usually creates a feeling of inferiority. A low angle shot is any shot that finds it self below a subject's eye line, looking up at them. They're used to make a subject look more powerful and a camera angle for signaling superiority or to elicit feelings of fear and dread.       Micah G. and I did the camera angle shots. He did the first 2 and I did the other 6 shots. Micah G. and I did mo...

      Shot sizes are 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 nine shot sizes are the establishing shot(EST), master shot(MS), wide/long shot(WS, LS), full shot(FS), medium full shot(MFS), medium shot(MS), medium close-up(MCU), close-up shot(CU), and extreme close-up shot(ECU).       Two shot sizes are the establishing shot and the master shot. An establishing shot is a shot at the head of a scene that clearly shows us the location. It shows the location of action and it helps to introduce new scenes. A master shot is a shot that captures all the action happening in a scene. It is an important factor in setting the tone of the scene and can be used to show multiple things happening in a scene.       I worked with Micah G. and Sag W. We split the slides, so we each got 11 slides to do. We all worked together well. We did the slides we got in t...