Film Making and Cinematography (including Photography)

One of my many passions is making quality films. Unlike most people that manage to find a slot in Colleges and institutes, I have taken the self-taught roots using volunteering as a feasible way to gain hands on experience and improve my craft.

This place is geared to providing a pearl of Educational resources, Reference sheets, and a place where people can come and learn more about film making and video skills. Hgoriginal. Camera Angles. Camera angles and movements combine to create a sequence of images, just as words, word order and punctuation combine to make the meaning of a sentence. You need a straightforward set of key terms to describe them. Describing Shots When describing camera angles, or creating them yourself, you have to think about three important factors — The FRAMING or the LENGTH of shot — The ANGLE of the shot — If there is any MOVEMENT involved When describing different cinematic shots, different terms are used to indicate the amount of subject matter contained within a frame, how far away the camera is from the subject, and the perspective of the viewer. Framing or Shot Length 1 . Extreme Long Shot This can be taken from as much as a quarter of a mile away, and is generally used as a scene-setting, establishing shot.

The extreme long shot on the left is taken from a distance, but denotes a precise location - it might even connote all of the entertainment industry if used as the opening shot in a news story. FILMCOMMUNITY.COM. The Filmmaking Community. Film School - Filmmaking. FreeFilmSchool.Org. Online film school to learn filmmaking. Helpful Photography Cheat Sheets to Make Your Life Easier | Resources. Filmmakersoftware.com. Your Canadian Rights as a Photographer.

Being harassed as a photographer is not a new thing for me. Nor do I think it is a problem I bare on my own. In the US there is a great PDF that you can print out as to your Rights as a Photographer. There’s also a PDF for protographers in the UK. But what I have found is that there is no definitive answer as to what are rights are as a Canadian. I was planning to do more research into this subject but found that Tyler from AmbientLight.ca has already done quite a good job of summing up what some of our right’s are as a Canadian. There are a few points that I want to stress. A) You have the right to take photographs where ever you want. B) No one can tell you to legally delete a photo. C) Know the criminal code. D) Common sense and courtesy go a long way. All in all definitely read this summary of Canadian Law. StoryBoard Pro Software. Filmmaking.net | resources and community for independent filmmakers (movies filmmaking independent production filmmaker film moviemaking rec.arts.movies.production FAQ alt.movies.independent Internet Filmmaker's FAQ best film schools, film books)

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