Rule of Thirds and framing in a classic film scene

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polcan99

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All too often i see filmmakers talk about all the things they learned in film school but then they seem to forget it all the second they are out there on location shooting their films.

This video explains the few simple but important things that every cinematographer has to remember.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEWx6zbUDrc

Let me know what you guys think... do you agree?

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I liked that one. The Wife and I are developing a seminar sequence for still photography, directed to people who are not 'pros' but want to improve their 'happy' shooting for family events and the like.

I've also thought about doing a 'video' version. We recommend the attendees get Phtoshop Essentials, and for the video it would be Premiere Essentials, so they can do some work on the images as well.

But I think you rule of 3rds was pretty clean and could be used for stills or moving pictures.
 
One big thing I always love about Tom Antos's guides is that he shows you exactly why so many budget films suffer - every time he says "this is what you shouldn't do", there's also a shot that looks just as bad as the horrible stuff you see in just the most low budget of crap possible. And then, when he says "this is what you should do", there's always a shot that looks drastically more cinematic with only slight change. The guides always put so much focus on the small details and need-to-know stuff, really good information.
 
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Snapper123 said:
One big thing I always love about Tom Antos's guides is that he shows you exactly why so many budget films suffer - every time he says "this is what you shouldn't do", there's also a shot that looks just as bad as the horrible stuff you see in just the most low budget of crap possible. And then, when he says "this is what you should do", there's always a shot that looks drastically more cinematic with only slight change. The guides always put so much focus on the small details and need-to-know stuff, really good information.
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Thanks Snapper123! The more of these video tutorials I do the more I get borred and want to talk about advanced grip and CRANE HMI lighting setups. But so many people email with requests about the basics before I ever get into the advanced stuff. Still a comment like yours is great becuase it reminds me why this stuff is important to show and what it is that makes it work for you and others, as opposed some of the videos I've seen out there on the subject.

I will be showing more adanced stuff soon though. Once the weather here in Canada gets better and I can do proper setups outside. Anyway... thnx for the comment!
 
Rule of third is one of the most obvious give away that the DP didn't care. (see all the TV shows where the framing is so conventional it's painful)
 
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