FTM 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Tic-Tac-Toe, Microphone, Cardioid
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Carving screen into thirds like a tic-tac-toe board, place subject in hot spots (where lines meet) Leading room: allowing more space in the direction they are facing. Head room: space above the subject"s head, half the size of the forehead for top of head and top of screen. Leading lines: having lines in shot that bring the focal point of image to the subject. Balance: larger object on one side and the smaller on the other to balance out the left and right screen. Frame within a frame: something creating a frame within the shot. Guideline with on-screen space relationship between character and another character or object. Focus: camera set to manual focus not autofocus. White balance: setting scene so the colors are accurate. Exposure: controls how much light is going into the lens of the camera. Key light: subject faces the key, main source of light, brightest source of light.