Chapter 11:Building Screen Space: Visualization

Casey ThompsonLawrence Cortes

Mike Jago

● Moving from the general to the specific ● Starts with wide establishing shot, then

moves progressively tighter ● End the shot on a specific event/detail ● Ideally suited for larger, HD screens

Deductive Approach

● Opposite of Deductive Approach

● Goes from details to a general overview

● Ideally suited for a relatively small screen

● Select specific details of a whole event,

which are presented in a series of close-

ups

Inductive Approach

● How you intend to look at the event● A basic approach to viewing it● Serves as a gameplan for your general

visualization, production approach, and overall style

Ways of Looking

● Looking At An Event- assume a neutral

and objective P.O.V.

● Looking Into An Event- provides a deeper

insight to what is going on.

● Creating An Event- only a screen image/

medium is essential for creating a screen

event.

Ways of Looking

ANGLES

● Shifting a camera to have different viewpoint

● Angles help clarify and intensify action on screen

● Angles assist with a stories continuity and multiple viewpoints

Angles For Continuity And Viewpoints

● The changing of angles makes for smoother cuts when editing in post-production

● For a story to transition smoothly each viewpoint must match with previous shots.

● Example: Tall person A talks to short person B. When showing the viewpoint of person A : High camera angle looking at person B

Angles For Event Intensification

● When telling a story with a lot movement camera angles are used to intensify the action.

● Examples: Low angles can make the subject seem bigger. Close-ups can further express a subject's emotion

Storyboard

● Chronologically frames a story with images and words

● Basic set-up of planned shots and camera angles.

Point Of View

● Viewer assumes screen person's POV

● Camera participates rather than observes

● Camera becomes subjective● motivational factors of audience

participation: 1. strong line between pro/antagonist2. psychological stress3. viewer curiousity

Point of View● popular camera

techniques: - mounting the camera (behind a racecar driver or stunt pilot) -pointing the camera (discovering audience) - addressing the audience

Field Of View● The amount of

observable area ● Determined by focal

length● Shorter focal length=

wider field of view● Wide angle lenses

exaggerate depth● Telephoto lenses

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