Location Scouting: Essential Tips for Filmmakers
In the same way you cast actresses and actors who suit the characters of a script, you want the locations […]
Read More ›The 7 most common shot sizes
When breaking down a script into individual shots, you cannot avoid considering shot sizes. The size of a shot is […]
Read More ›Extreme Close-Up
The extreme close-up is the closest shot size. It shows a small detail of a character or prop and isolates […]
Read More ›Close-Up
In a close-up, something is filling the large part of the image. That can be a character’s face, another body […]
Read More ›Medium Close-Up
A medium close-up of a character shows the person from approximately the chest or shoulders to the top of the […]
Read More ›Medium Shot
A medium shot is tighter than a medium wide shot and wider than a medium close-up, though they sometimes cannot […]
Read More ›Medium Wide Shot
Medium wide shots are also referred to as medium long shots. Wider than medium shots and tighter than wide shots, […]
Read More ›Wide Shot
A wide shot, also called a long shot, includes the major part of a scene’s setting. If people are in […]
Read More ›Extreme Wide Shot
The extreme wide shot, also called extreme long shot, shows the scene’s setting as a whole. If people are in […]
Read More ›The Best Filmmaking Apps 2022
The app stores are full of useful filmmaking apps, from those that will help you plan your shots to those […]
Read More ›The Importance of Aspect Ratio in Filmmaking
The aspect ratio of your film can have a much bigger influence on your visual storytelling than you think, mostly […]
Read More ›The 180 Degree Rule in Filmmaking
“We can’t place the camera there. It will break the 180 degree rule.” You might have heard discussions like this […]
Read More ›Shot Composition for Filmmakers
Shot composition is one of the most important aspects of filmmaking. What the audience sees on screen is the direct […]
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