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An exercise in audio recording talking about white balance and camera power

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A video outlining the differences between wide angle and telephoto lenses even when the subject is the same size in the frame.

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The subject of the shot is the person, not the background. If this was the case for whatever reason the first shot would be fine but in our case the subject is more important than the background so the second photo is desirable. 

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Manual vs. Automatic Focus

In most cases manual focus would always be used, conversations, shots of objects, landscapes etc. we would always use manual focus to ensure what we want the viewer to see is seen.

The only time we would ever really use automatic focus is when shooting a video of yourself (tutorials etc.) and you don’t have someone to focus for you.

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The Godfather I - Opening scene HD

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Over the Shoulder Shot Examples

In this scene from the start of The Godfather we dolly backwards from a close up into an example of an OTS shot.

And from 4:36 the remainder of the conversation is shot in over the shoulders

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1. Looking Room - subject is looking to the right so they are sitting on the left side of the screen with 2 thirds of space on the right

2. Head Room - to show this we centred the subject and ensured there was enough room above their head to make a pleasing shot

3. Rule of thirds -  to display the rule of thirds we placed the most eye catching object, the 10 symbol, on the top left intersect and a subject on the bottom right one

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1. Inglorious Basterds (Low Angle) - To make the characters seem imposing, and also as it is the point of view of the third character

2. Shawshank Redemption (High Angle) - Whilst a high angle is classically used to convey the smallness of a character in this sense it is used to show he is free, as the shot moves freely like the character, but most simply is is just so we can see his face as he praises what seems like some sort of higher power.

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1. Wide Shot - (The Tree of Life): Used to establish the setting often used at the start of a scene

2. Long Shot - (2001: A Space Odyssey): To see the character in full view, possibly used to introduce the character or give information about his full body, costume, body language etc.

3. Medium Shot - (Pulp Fiction): One of the most used shots, to bridge the gap between a long and medium close up shot. Clearly gives visual information about the characters emotions but still keeps the background in. Can be used to show the characters actions while still having a clear view of the face.

4. Medium Close Up - (Raging Bull): Most used during conversations, one of the most effective shots for capturing a characters emotions without having to use a close up

5. Close Up - (The Passion of Joan of Arc): Thought of as the most important tool in cinema the close up is used to capture the characters emotion in full range, giving us direct access to the characters eyes. Would be used in a pivotal moment for a character.

6. Extreme Close Up - (The Good the Bad and the Ugly): Used to show a more subtle detail such as the movement of eyes. Could be used to give information that would often go unnoticed or for comic effect.