Camera Framing: Shot Composition & Cinematography Techniques Explained [The Shot List, Ep 2]

Camera Framing Cheatsheet ►► Create a Free Shot List ►► More examples of Camera Framing ►► Ultimate Guide to Camera Shots, Angles and Movements ►► Camera framing is just one of the many cinematography techniques we’ve all had to learn. Choosing your subject(s) for each shot might seem intuitive but how do you frame them? Do you isolate them in a single or “complicate” things with a “dirty single”? When should you use an over the shoulder shot and does that shot composition always make sense? These are the types of questions we cover in this episode of The Shot List. A “single” makes sense any time you want to isolate a character, this is such a common framing technique that we barely register them. Adding another character (any number of characters) suddenly changes the dynamics of the moment. Two shots, three shots, all the way up to crowd shots signal a relationship between these subj