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MISE-EN-SCÈNEComposition & Framing
Aspect ratios
Academy ratio = 1.37: 1 Casablanca. Michael Curtiz, 1942.
A deep frame that emphasizes the z axisDo the Right Thing. Spike Lee, 1989.
A shallow frame that understates the z axis
Subject placement using the rule of thirds
American Beauty, Sam Mendes, 1999.
Subject placement using the rule of thirdsPan’s Labyrinth. Guillermo del Toro, 2007.
Subject placement without looking room creates tension
Pan’s Labyrinth. Guillermo del Toro, 2007.
Subject placement in centerPan’s Labyrinth. Guillermo del Toro, 2007.
Subject placement in center
OBLIQUE staging feels natural.
FRONTAL staging feels artificial and threatens to break the fourth wall.
Atonement. Joe Wright, 2007.
Hitchcock’s rule: The size of the object in the frame should be directly related to its importance in the story at that moment.
Notorious. Alfred Hitchcock, 1946.
Juno. Jason Reitman, 2007.
Figure placement in a balanced compositionJuno. Jason Reitman, 2007.
Figure placement in an unbalanced compositionJuno. Jason Reitman, 2007.
Figure placement in a balanced compositionAmerican Beauty
Low-angle shot
High-angle shot
Dutch angle shot
Foreground and background
Loose framing
Tight framing
Frame within a frame
Frame within a frame
Image Profiler
