Camera Composition in Film Preliminary Exercise 2 techniques (Individual Task)

 

 Here are my two techniques of composition in film

Depth of Field

Shallow Depth of Field

Definition: Shallow focus- when only a part of an image is in focus while the rest is out of focus. It isolates the character to focus on them.   Purpose: Background in focus and foreground out of focus- Foreground is blurred so that the background is in focus.

Example 2: Background in Focus

Insert Image researched and referenced of the frame using the composition technique.

Name the film and the year of release and document why the director used the technique.

Defiance, 2008. Directed by Edward Zwick   The director used this technique to isolate the character from the crowd. The central idea is to bring focus in the emotions of the character. The character is using clothes for the cold, same for the people in the background. the frame was shot in a medium full shot.

Depth of Field

Shallow Depth of Field

Definition: Shallow focus- when only a part of an image is in focus while the rest is out of focus. It isolates the character to focus on them.     Purpose: Foreground in focus and background out of focus- whack ground is blurred so that the foreground is in focus.

Example 1: Foreground in Focus

Insert Image researched and referenced of the frame using the composition technique.

Name the film and the year of release and document why the director used the technique.

Cruella, 2021. Directed by Craig Gillespie   The director used this technique to Focus on Cruella and not rest of the people in the scene. The central idea was so that Cruella would steal attention from everyone else, as she was about to confront someone. The character was wearing white clothes that transformed into a bright red dress. The frame was shot in A wide shot and later in a medium close up.