5. Cinematic Compositions 📐 (Workshop: Mar 07)

THE BLUEPRINT OF VISUAL STORYTELLING

Composition is how you arrange elements within the frame. It is the architectural plan or grammatical structure for your visual narrative, guiding the viewer's eye and adding meaning to your shots.

Composition dictates power dynamics, isolation, connection, and energy. Moving from "story in a frame" to storyboarding ensures that every angle serves a narrative purpose, transforming arbitrary shots into a cohesive, impactful sequence.

• Learning techniques like the Rule of Thirds, Leading Lines, and understanding camera angles (low angle, high angle, etc.) allows you to purposefully frame your shots. This mastery moves you beyond simply taking a picture to making a deliberate visual statement.

• A low camera angle can make a character appear powerful or threatening, while a high angle can make them seem vulnerable or small. The use of negative space can emphasize isolation, and the arrangement of characters in a frame can visually express their relationship or conflict, all contributing to the emotional and intellectual understanding of the story.

Join us for Workshop 5: Cinematic Compositions.

Learn camera angles, motivating camera movement, and how to take your ideas from "Mind to Matter."

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