Week 1 Introduction-terms

180 degree rule.

In film making a pretend 180 degree arc is established on one side of the shooting set, once the camera records an angle of the action within that space. All subsequent shots must be made from within that same arc. If for the entirety of the filming is recorded from left to right then the camera should not record the subject from right to left without causing a reversal in the direction of recording.
180 degree line

An imaginary line is set up from which the camera can not cross as it determines where the 180 degree arc is and if the camera is moved to the opposite side of this line it will cause the reversal in the screen direction set up.

Subjective

This is where the subject is looking directly into the camera, such as the news and in documentaries.

Objective

This type of shooting is almost always used where the audience is the observer and the actors/actresses don't have direct eye contact with the camera and is often called 'breaking the fourth wall' when this does occur.

Subjective and objective shooting depends on the type of programme that is being made, but that doesn't necessarily mean that in a drama you cant use subjective shooting, in some dramas this is used to make interaction between the actor/actresses and the audience. (love joy)

Ratio

The size of a camera's frame is often expressed as a ratio of the width to the height. This ratio is called 'Aspect Ratio'

It depends on the format of the medium and may be written
4:3, 16:9, 1.85:1.

If we take 4:3 it means the height is three units tall and the width is equal to four of the thee same units. 4:3 is the ratio for standard definition. {SD}

All high definition is 16:9 this is a widescreen aspect ration where there is a unit of measure 16 across but only 9 units high.

The great thing about film grammar is that no matter what aspect ratio you shoot in the grammar remains the same.