Introduction to Storyboarding Camera Framing

       A single shot is when a shot captures one subject. A two shot is a camera shot with two characters featured in the frame. A three shot is a medium shot featuring three characters. A four shot is a camera shot with four characters featured in the frame. A crowd shot is a shot or image of a large group of people in a film. The group of people are often extras. A point of view shot is a scene that shows what a character is looking at. Usually positioned between a shot of characters looking at something and their reactions. An over the shoulder shot is a shot in which the camera is placed just behind an "off-screen" actor so that their shoulder is in the frame while you capture the "on-screen" actor's coverage. It orients the viewer, also will suggests a connection or understanding between the characters in the scene. An insert shot is any shot that's sole purpose is to focus the viewer's attention to a specific detail within a scene. Sometimes used as a close-up or extreme close-up size so the viewer can read the text or see the small detail.

       Camera framing is important because having the right camera frame is key. If you have a bad camera angle for that scene, then the scene will not be pleasing to watch. Also, camera framing depending on the scene there can be good camera frames for it, but there can also be better ones for that scene.