Technical tutorials 4
Whilst I feel very confident when video editing, my actual filming skills are fairly limited, so I thought it would be a good idea to find a video teaching me about camera angles and other cinematography tricks. I found this video tutorial on YouTube and here are the main points that I will remember when I film my own video:
- Choosing multiple different camera angles will give the audience more perspective of the scene, and also make editing a lot more natural since I will have more options to choose from.
- Adding more camera angles isn't always better, sometimes too many angles can make the video seem too busy.
- Ask yourself "Does this angle add or take away from the emotion and story I'm trying to convey?"
- Don't add unnecessary angles
- 180° rule, keep both subjects on their own side of the frame, otherwise it's hard for the audience to understand where the two are situated from each other.
- 30° rule, when cutting between two different angles of one subject, keep the two cameras within 30 of each other.
The most popular camera angles to remember:
- Medium shot
- Wide shot
- Low angle
- High angle
- Over-the-shoulder
- Dutch Angle
- POV
- Close-up
- Extreme close-up
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