CORE PRINCIPLES OF FILM-MAKING IN ANIMATION.pptx

This particular topic discussed the core principles when it comes to creating films in animation industry

1. CORE PRINCIPLES OF FILM-MAKING

2. FRAMING OPTIONS DETERMINE WHAT THE CAMERA SEES AND DOES NOT SEE IN A SCENE. THERE ARE SEVERAL FRAMING OPTIONS THAT YOU CAN CHOOSE FROM.

3. WIDE SHOT THIS SHOT SHOWS A LARGE AMOUNT OF THE BACKGROUND AND THE FULL-FIGURE CHARACTER.

4. MIDSHOT THIS SHOT FEATURES THE TOP HALF OF THE CHARACTER AND SIGNIFICANTLY SHOWING LESS OF THE BACKGROUND ENVIRONMENT.

5. CLOSE-UP SHOT THIS SHOT FOCUSES MAINLY ON THE CHARACTER’S FACE. TYPICALLY, SHOWING THE NECK TO JUST ABOVE THE TOP OF THE HEAD.

6. LOCKED-OFF THIS SHOT PUTS THE CAMERA IN A FIXED POSITION WITH NO MOVEMENT IN OR OUT.

7. ZOOM IN/ZOOM OUT THIS SHOT MAKES THE CAMERA MOVE IN OR OUT FROM A PARTICULAR FRAMED ACTION. IT GOES IN FROM WIDE SHOT AND ENDS WITH A MIDSHOT OR VICE VERSA.

8. TRANSITIONS COMBINE ALTERNATIVE TRANSITIONS WITH YOUR FRAMING OPTIONS FROM SCENCE TO SCENE. A TRANSITION SETS THE PACE AND MOOD GOING TO THE NEXT SCENE. HERE ARE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF TRANSITIONS THAT YOU CAN USE. Cut Fade dissolve

9. staging Showing only a single character In the same shot in the entire film will be uninteresting for your audience. Two-shot One-shot Camera elevation

10. activity What type of framing options you think is the most effective? How does transition make a film more attractive? What is camera staging?

11. assignment Take a screenshot of a scene from your favorite film (animation or not) that best describes the film techniques below: Wide shot Midshot Close-up shot Two-shot One-shot Camera elevation

12. QUIZ DIRECTIONS: ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS WITH NOT LESS THAN 5 SENTENCES EACH QUESTION. BE ARTICULATE. How does camera mapping improve the animation development? How does transition make film more attractive? In your own words, what is camera staging?