COMPOSITION, FRAMING, EXPOSURE

RULES OF COMPOSTION

· THIRDS-DIVIDE 9X9, FRAMES WILL ALWAYS CHANGE

· HEAD SPACE – NOT TOO MUCH ROOM LEFT ABOVE

· LINE OF SIGHT – ENOUGH SPACE LEFT IN LOOKING DIRECTION

· DON’T CUT OFF LIMBS – KEEP A WIDE A WIDE AND A CLOSE UP A CLOSE UP NOT HALF WAY IN BETWEEN

FRAMING RULES

· EXTREME CLOSE-UP, CLOSE-UP, WIDE, MID SHOT, EXTREME WIDE

· PRIMING LENSE – FOCALING, LESS GLASS, BRIGHTER LENS

EXPOSURE

· LIGHT METRE- ISO, APERTURE, SHUTTER SPEED

· ISO- SENSITIVITY OF FILM OR CAMERA, HIGHER NUMBER THE MORE SENSITIVE TO LIGHT

· APERTURE- F-STOPS AND T-STOPS, HOLE IN THE LENS LOWER NUMBERSMALLER THE HOLE HIGHER THE NUMBER THE BIGGER THE HOLE

· SHUTTER SPEED- FRAMES PER SECOUND (NORMAL 24FPS), MOTION (OPEN AND CLOSE) FAST OBJECTS FILM AT A HIGHER NUMBER (HELICOPTERS ROTORS) SLOW/STILL OBJECTS FILM LOWER NUMBER(FLOWERS)