Post 2: Storyboard Drawing, Shot sizes and Framing

This is a copy of my notes that we made in class. It shows a variety of different shot sizes, ranging from an extreme close up to a long shot.










The following photographs represent each different shot size:

 This represents an Extreme Close Up (ECU)

This represents a Close Up (CU)

This represents a Medium Close Up (MCU)

This represents a Medium Shot (MS)

This represents a Three-quarter Shot (3/4)

 This represents a Medium Long Shot (MCU)

 This represents a Long Shot (LS)









These notes are what I made on the technique show shot reverse shot:

The following notes are what I made about storyboard techniques, with a little bit of information on the rule of thirds.

Rule of Thirds
The rule of thirds is dividing the frame into nine sections, which creates reference points and acts as a guide for framing the image. It identifies different parts of the image and gives you four lines in which can be used to place useful elements along. The thought is that the rule of thirds should make the image more balanced.
Some useful links about the rule of thirds are:
http://www.digital-photography-school.com/rule-of-thirds
http://www.mediacollege.com/video/shots/rule-of-thirds.html
This is an example of the use of the rule of thirds, as you can see the butterfly is on one of the four lines which makes the picture look less crowded as the image is not right in the middle and taking up the entire shot.

Post 1: Preliminary Task Introduction

We've been set a continuity task involving filming and editing a character opening a door, crossing a room and sitting down in a chair opposite a different character, with whom he/she will exchange a few lines of dialogue with. In this task it should demonstrate match-on-action, shot reverse shot and the 180-degree rule.