You will go out “in the field” and take still photos. Your shot list should include examples of the following:
- Extreme Wide Shot or Long Shot (LS)
- Shows a broad view of the surroundings around the character and coveys scale, distance, and geographic location.
- Wide Shot (WS)
- Shows an entire character(s) from head to toe.
- Medium Wide Shot (MWS)
- Shows a character usually cut off across the legs above or below the knees.
- Medium Shot (MS)
- Shows a character’s upper-body, arms, and head.
- Close Up Shot (CU)
- Shows a character’s face and shoulders.
- Extreme Close Up (ECU)
- Shows only a part of a character’s face, and fills the screen with the details of the subject.
Lead Room
- Someone looking or pointing in a direction other than straight into the camera creates a screen force called index vector. You must compensate for this force by leaving some space in front of this vector. Remember, the “reason” for the lead room should not be in the photo.
Rule of Thirds
- Proposes that an image should be imagined as divided into nine equal parts by two equally-spaced horizontal lines and two equally-spaced vertical lines, and that important compositional elements should be placed along these lines or their intersections.
YOU ARE ENCOURAGED NOT TO USE YOUR PHONE!
You will then upload these photos to the Google Drive. Combine all photos into one folder to upload (name the folder “Photos”). Make sure you rename all of your photos so I know what shot you took (CU, ECU, MS, etc.). DO NOT EDIT YOUR PHOTOS. MAKE SURE ALL YOUR PHOTOS ARE SHOT LANDSCAPE. YOU WILL RECEIVE A GRADE OF ZERO ON THIS PROJECT IF ANY PHOTOS ARE NOT IN FOCUS! The due date for this assignment can be found in the syllabus and in Canvas.
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