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Media camera techniques

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Mihaela Minkova

The document discusses three rules for filmmaking: The Rule of Thirds suggests positioning the main subject of a shot in one of the thirds of the frame rather than the center for a more aesthetically pleasing composition. The 180 Degree Rule dictates that the camera must stay on one side of an imaginary axis between subjects in a conversation to avoid confusing the audience about a character's positioning. Match-on-Action refers to editing two scenes together so the actions flow seamlessly, creating one continuous shot. Breaking this rule would result in shots that do not look right cut together.

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Media camera techniques
Rule of Thirds Before a cameraman starts to film, the shot is well thought of. The camera shot that would be shown to the audience is split into 9 squares so that it is divided into 3 sections of 3 squares. Normally, the cameraman positions the shot so that the main character/object isn’t in the middle of the shot but in one third only. This therefore leaves some background in the other thirds of the screen and makes the shot anesthetically pleasing and creates a stronger, more fascinating effect on the audience. Even though this is a rule that a lot of film producers follow, some chose not to. In this image, the character has been placed in the middle of shot which is contrary to what the Rule of Thirds explains. This isn’t a bad thing to do and can be liked by some more than the Rule of Thirds.
The 180 Degrees Rule This rule is designed in order to make a film be easily followed and understood by the audience. In order to understand this rule you need to imagine two people facing each other and having a conversation. When the cameraman starts to film the conversation between Mr A – on the left and Mr B - on the right, he has to make sure he follows the rule by imagining a line that goes through the characters and when deciding to do different camera shots only going around 180 degrees around the invisible line so that Mr B doesn’t suddenly appear on the left of the screen, only to confuse the audience. If the video camera is to cross the axis – the invisible line between Mr A and Mr B he would be known to ‘cross the line’ and he would therefore break the rule. Just like in most rules, some film producers like to break this rule in order to create further effect on their audience.
Match-on-Action This is when two scenes are edited together so that when they are played next to each other they fit and run together smoothly, creating one action as a whole. If this technique is broken, the shot just wouldn’t look right, so there is no room for it to not be followed.

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  • 2. Rule of Thirds Before a cameraman starts to film, the shot is well thought of. The camera shot that would be shown to the audience is split into 9 squares so that it is divided into 3 sections of 3 squares. Normally, the cameraman positions the shot so that the main character/object isn’t in the middle of the shot but in one third only. This therefore leaves some background in the other thirds of the screen and makes the shot anesthetically pleasing and creates a stronger, more fascinating effect on the audience. Even though this is a rule that a lot of film producers follow, some chose not to. In this image, the character has been placed in the middle of shot which is contrary to what the Rule of Thirds explains. This isn’t a bad thing to do and can be liked by some more than the Rule of Thirds.
  • 3. The 180 Degrees Rule This rule is designed in order to make a film be easily followed and understood by the audience. In order to understand this rule you need to imagine two people facing each other and having a conversation. When the cameraman starts to film the conversation between Mr A – on the left and Mr B - on the right, he has to make sure he follows the rule by imagining a line that goes through the characters and when deciding to do different camera shots only going around 180 degrees around the invisible line so that Mr B doesn’t suddenly appear on the left of the screen, only to confuse the audience. If the video camera is to cross the axis – the invisible line between Mr A and Mr B he would be known to ‘cross the line’ and he would therefore break the rule. Just like in most rules, some film producers like to break this rule in order to create further effect on their audience.
  • 4. Match-on-Action This is when two scenes are edited together so that when they are played next to each other they fit and run together smoothly, creating one action as a whole. If this technique is broken, the shot just wouldn’t look right, so there is no room for it to not be followed.