Framing and composition are some of the most important factors of great cinematography.
Telling a story through cinematographic choices can seem intimidating if you’re just starting. Luckily, if you know the basics of composition and framing, telling great visual stories becomes significantly more attainable.
These seven rules will help improve your filmmaking skills today! No need for a new camera, new lenses, or expensive gear. This one video will be your key to improving. Now, none of these rules, if you even want to call them that, are set in stone. As we’ve seen, rules are meant to be broken, and in fact, many of our greatest filmmakers disregarded these conventions in their own work.
The important thing is that you make informed cinematography choices based on what’s happening in your story and what your characters are experiencing emotionally.
Check out this video from Kellan Reck and let’s talk after the jump.
Author: Jason Hellerman
This article comes from No Film School and can be read on the original site.
