Lecture 3.0: Cine Speak

So I was meant to do this the week of the lecture. This was Week 3's lecture summary, here goes:

Firstly, we discussed the 8 different types of shots used in photography and filming.
I found out that we can use shots as words. Like, the CU answers the "who?" question by providing us with a close up of the main person(s) in that scene and the LS generally answers the "where?" question at the beginning of where they are. Go figure.

There was also talk of head room, talking room, the 180 rule and the rule of thirds. All pretty simple stuff, I'm sure you can figure it out on your own... or can you? Haha.

Inserts and cutaways provide extra tidbits of info inside/outside the screen. They can be pretty helpful I'd assume. Another interesting point, that I totally never would of thought of on my own (mainly due to the fact that I DON'T CARE enough to think of it in the first place) is that every shot needs to drive the narrative forward.

And there you have it: Lecture 3.0

There's another couple of minutes of your life I just stole that you'll never, ever get back. But wait, if I stole them, does that mean my life lasts those couple of minutes longer? Heheheheh.