6 Rules of Video Composition (and Why Not to Break Them)
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- čas přidán 22. 07. 2024
- When creating video content, it’s important to know some rules to make sure your shoot goes smoothly and looks great. Fundamentals such as the rule of thirds, and the 180° rule are essential to understanding how to shoot better looking video. As you grow, you can always look back at these ideas and build from there.
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Excellent tips!!! Thank you!
On thing that REALLY irritates me when I watch someone's video and they are "talking to me"... is when they are NOT looking AT the camera eye but are looking at the screen on which their face is showing. I have turned away from some very good video content - that I really wanted to watch, for just this reason! I like looking AT the person I'm talking to. When the person on whom the camera is focused does NOT look AT the eye of the camera, that tells me they either don't know, or don't care.... just my opinion. and it's good-bye from me. Stay safe and healthy!
The rule of thirds is not limited to left and right, but also to upper and lower thirds. Even though the center examples were centered horizontally, their faces were on the upper 3rd vertically - which are examples of following the rule of thirds, not breaking it.
used camera 4 a while but with these rules,cant wait to be in the field.thax a lot teacher
can you do one for photo composition?
Very informative video. Learnt a lot from it.
Thanks for these super useful information
These comments are the best thing I've seen in my entire life.
can you explain the create depth mistake?
Thanks for the tips man.☺
Great informative video!
how to shift cemara to in different angles to each other as seen in 2:40
Hey guys this video was amazing, the ideas of this video helped me a lot! can't wait to use them in my next videos.
Glad you enjoyed, thanks for watching.
Great tips.
good stuff, thanks!
Thanks for sharing! :)
Good informative video
Thanks a lot
Very useful
Wow Hollywood needs to be in this comment section, a lot of DP, cinematographers here damn🤘🏼🤘🏼
Sir one question has appeared in my mind sometime. In the purpose of Videography on DSLR Camera, which criteria should i follow everytime if my FPS setting is 25p.
1. I should take videography in auto mode only.
2. Should follow manual mode and Shutter Speed should maintain 1/50 where Aparture 5.6/Other.
3. Should follow Shutter Speed priority mode with 1/50.
Which is best setting?
In general if you are shooting at 25fps having the shutter speed at 1/50 is the right way to go. However as far as using different modes on the camera, that is only something you can determine. Run tests, try different modes and see what works the best for you and in what situations.
Thanks!
-Joey P
You need to include the rule of symmetry too.
the sound is not clear
i dont understand the rule with the guy on stairs at around 1:11 of the video. what i thought was that you give more space to what the subject is facing. so how come its the other way around??
To make a point? Just ignore these videos, they are bullshit, this is what you learn filmschool day 1 and spend 4 years trying to forget.
jefferson santiago It's a poor example. In the version where the guy is closer to the camera he's supposed to still look to the same direction as before (which he does, but only near the end of the shot). If he were to look to the right of the frame for most of the shot it would've acheived the desired effect.
jefferson santiago Did I understand what you meant by "the other way round" or not?
jefferson santiago he is saying that 1:11 is good and that 1:14 is bad. You misunderstood the video.
Mark P. No it isn’t m8. Most of these are useful. These aren’t necessary “rules”, but they are elements to make a better film or to get better shots depending on the situation. If you ignore these “rules” when it’s a situation where it’s actually necessary, then you’ll come out with a messy and confusing film.
Isn’t this the dude from heros..? Skylar?
I don't understand why the actors were so far apart. Would you need two boom mics? Or multiple takes for a single boom mic?
There is a pedestrian walkway separating the actors. Two boom mics would be advised. >Mark
Cool
Thanks! Great for starters like me! :D
"Framing your subject in the center is a poor choice."
Cuts to a scene where subject is framed in the center.
After watching 15 years of random CZcams videos, no amount of rule breaking in composition can distract me anymore.
2:27 scene where is it shot ?
This is the escalator that’s at the 34th St-Hudson Yards stop on the 7 train in New York City.
Thanks for watching.
thanks :)
The shot at 2:27 was shot on an escalator at the new 34th St. Hudson Yards subway stop in NYC. *Christina* AskCZcams@bhphoto.com
Any high school student in a photography class will know all of this already.
Hopefully. Good video for beginners anyway.
can u guys give me anytips on how to film a church event? I'm about to shoot a church event next week and I have no idea where to start... hehe can u guys give me any tips?
Just curious, how did it go?
Step 1) Goto tu church the day of the event
Step 2) Record
Step 3)?????
Step 4) Profit
I like B and H . I wish I lived in New York, I would visit their shop.
Good basic advice but your extreme closeup was actually a big closeup
I've seen more comments talking about the comment section than comments about the video... By the way, you could do better B&H
0:51 You have to say it to Wes Anderson.
I say yes there are rules but of course like every rules out there, there are exceptions.
These comments are painful.
Fly Guy ,.
It's ok to create flat image if you're trying to give your subject a feel of loneliness and alone-ness. But use sparingly
Bro Exclent video but I can't understand the rules of video can u plz explain again plz
If i had to choose between watching a video made by the rules and a video made by passion I would always choose the latter!
The only 'rule' that is good to know is the axis of action or what they somehow call 180 degree rule, but, like every 'rule' (they are not rules, just advice) you can easily break it, the point of the 'rule is to keep the illusion of people facing each other but there are a thousand ways of doing this. Watch this video then forget it ASAP, it really is just for people learning to study for being a noob.
Mark P. Easier said than done. It's very common to try to break the rules instantly not knowing what they're for, and ending up with a really poor result.
The show Blindspot routinely chops off actors' hair and it annoys the crap out of me. Now I know that's called lack of headroom.
If using the center is a poor choice why are you in the center of the store shot??...
It's generally a poor choice in documentary filming, narative filming, and interviews.
CT. TV. He did it on purpose and he shows you he did it on purpose in the video, watch closely
Did you not listen? He said it should only be used if the attention needs to be drawn to the center. In this example, you want your attention to be drawn to the main charecter; the speaker I.e. The center.
0:51 wait
William the butchers son productions 0:52 who is the attention here?
Please watch the video with sound.
Art
look up david carson and relax
The comments make me cringe.
putting yourself (the subject) in the middle while giving advise to avoid putting subject in to the middle while recording video. why ?) @0:50
You should watch it again
E A Because he is purposely breaking the rules to draw attention to the center, but this generally isn't done for most video work
Many thanks, been searching for "do video production" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Ever heard of - Piyason Videographic Ventures - (search on google ) ? Ive heard some pretty good things about it and my neighbour got amazing results with it.
This has more to do with the eyeline of your subject. Presenters are often framed in the middle because they are looking directly at their audience. When framing for an interview however, the interviewer is implied as being sat to the side of the camera, so you leave space for the interviewee to look across the frame eg. 'looking space'. In an interview we are an observer of the conversation, rather than the primary receiver of information like when presenters tell us stuff. So, rule of thumb is: interviewee = rule of thirds, presenter = centre.
who is the actress tho!! lool
Rules arent meant to be broken.
The comment section is cancer. Is it that people are listening with 1 volume or are they just playing Tetris while reading a book as they’re watching this video? Turn your volumes up and watch the video properly.
He's on the center because this is a tutorial and not a cinematographic shot. Hes not trying to make a movie.
Dear God people are sheep!
Doug. MyStErY DoUg???
Informative, but the narrator was dead center in the frame ignoring the rule of thirds.
Did you watch it with the sound off?
whose here form chif
dont put ads
These are the basic rules and yup..... they can be broken. If you're a POV shooter, you film it the way you want it to be seen.
There are no "Rules' in art...
CT. TV. There are rules in art. We just choose to break them sometimes or all the time.
Rules are ment to be brocken ... kinda mirrors this video. But hey advertising shouldn't be to costy or contain quality, this would be to much to the viewer.
Only stupids break the rules. Smart and creative people either offer a new interpretation of the rule or come up with new rules that override the former rules.
So very true. Seeing all the comments from people saying 'rules are meant to be broken' or 'great films always break the rules' is a great reminder that filmmaking really is a skill that most people haven't learned. A lot of the times when I see rules broken well (especially the 180 degree rule), the 'violation' actually follows the intention and purpose of the rule. So it's hard to say that it's actually breaking the rule at all.
You say not to frame things directly in the middle of a frame put that's how you frame this very video
Uhh???? There are no rules in filmmaking. While these are helpful, you shouldn't try to make a video set by rules. Be creative and make the next cliche. Title is off, ending of the video isn't
Anna Nadine there are always rules and principles in everything. We just either choose to follow or not to follow.