Sunday, September 1, 2013

Depth of Frame?

So today I came across an interesting article on a picture sight I browse. and found it to be extremely interesting. It describes how cinematographers use different angles, lines, and the dimensions around the viewer to help your subconscious pull you into the movie's world. For example, by placing a character, who's already in action, in the front of some other actions happening in the back, it gives you a sense of "real-time" action. Or if you have to use a shot that pans out to a large area, have a small, blurred object sorted around the shot to make it feel as if someone's viewing it from the same place a character would. Its hard to explain it, really, but I suggest reading it. Just to give you an idea, here's two example pictures in the article.
Basically, the top picture here leaves the viewer with an almost 2D view of the scene, but the bottom gives you a more 3D image, and makes it more appealing to the eyes having multiple items in the foreground and background to give an understanding of depth to the room. 

If you would like to read the article, here's the link:
http://imgur.com/gallery/97gdq

1 comment:

  1. Thanks for sharing that article and website, bro! That article was very interesting!
    When there are other things going on in the background, the scene feels more realistic. Like it could actually happen. Because in real life, there is more going on than just one person's story. So it makes sense that shots with more depth and more going on pull and audience in.

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