Establishing shot
Establishing shot: an opening of the scene, to give an audience understanding of the world being presented. It allows the audience to understand how characters are oriented around the scene and how they are related.
Usually a bird-eye view type, extreme wide shot, with the use of the zooming in and out, or panning top to down, or right to left, there’s a variation of the techniques used, often though the effect focuses on revealing the world.
a. Start of the story
b. Character changes the space
c. The end of the story
180-degree rule
Analysis of establishing shots from examples of the choice.
The Dark Night Roberry
Characters, and their story, Who are the protagonists and antagonists, side characters?
The list of attributes.
Description of the character: bio. What the character does before and after of the story, to help establish what’s the middle ground, part of the story. How do the characters move, act and their mannerism.
Based on the story, the character’s actions can be justified, even if they are or morally accepted. The character has to be presented in a compelling way, within the bio describing what it takes to make them compalling.
Show not tell. Visual communication, through the character acting.
Being deliberate about the choices and going for it, to emphasize as much as possible out of it. Character introduction should be evocative enough to let the audience understand who the character is the first movement of the appearance, what’s the nature of the character.
Camera shot as well as assets and the scene/ environment matters when conveying the mood and the character.
Compellling: evoking interest, attention, or admiration in a powerfully irresistible way.
Compassionate: feeling or showing sympathy and concern for others.
Reference and inspiration:
Jonathan (@jonathan_djob_nkondo) • Instagram photos and videos
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