Visual Log 9: Framing

Extreme Long Shot
Long Shot
Medium Long Shot
Medium Shot
Medium Close Up
Close Up
Extreme Close Up
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Long Shot:


Medium Long Shot:



Medium Shot:



Medium Close Up:



Close Up:



Extreme Close Up:

Classwork: Framing

Visual Log 8: Composition 2

- Contrast
- Foreground Interest and Depth
- Frame within a Frame
- Leading Lines
- Patterns and Texture
- Negative Space
- Rule of Odds
- Simplicity/ Minimalism
- Rule of Space (Leaving Room for Subject to Interact)
- Balanced Elements in the Space
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- Contrast/ Foreground Interest and Depth/ Leading Lines/ Negative Space/ Balance Elements in the Space/ Rule of Space (Counter)






Negative Space:

- Idea: With the bird as the subject, pushed to corner by artificial object and the sky
- Contrast: Design Elements: Point, Line, and Plane
     - Bold/ Graphical Shape VS Finer Organic Details
     - Large foreground VS Thin Background and Anchoring Point --> Balance and Visual Contrast at the same time
     -Space Contrast: Either very Close or very Far Away
- Leading Lines: Trees Branches, Blue Tube
- Foreground emphasize Depth: Evident even in its simpler form; also Lead the eye and heighten visual intensity
- A lot of Negative Space
- Counter usage of the Rule of Space: emphasize stillness of the subject




- Simplicity & Minimalism/ Balanced Elements/ Contrast of Texture/ Negative Space

- Idea: Abstract/ Gloomy mood creates a contemplative atmosphere
- Lack of Fore/ Mid/ Background Information --> Minimalist & Graphically Flat
- Balanced Elements: Light vs Needle, Dark-Light-Dark (Mark Rothko LOL)
- Contrast of Texture: Top Organic vs Bottom Artificial
- Negative Space: Comfortable for the eyes to move around




- Rule of Odds/ Leading Lines/ Contrast


- Idea: the strong, sturdy bridge structure
- Rule of Odds: 3 Columnsss!!!!!!!!
- Strong Value Contrast --> Serious/ Heaviness
- Leading lines create a dynamic Triangle
- Low Angle, dynamic triangle to increase visual intensity to further suggest the Strength





- Foreground Interest and Depth/ Leading Lines/ Contrast

- Idea: Strengthen the spectatorship, as if the viewer is being in the scene --> usually wide angle
- Foreground Interest serves two purpose:
     - informs "where the viewers are standing"
     - Tree branch Lead the eyes into the background
- Contrast of Space: BG: Dense trees create a wall (Closed Space) while the flatness of water and water lilies (Open Space) allow freedom for the eyes to move around the FG
- Leaves: repetitive Texture




Contrast in Patterns and Texture

- Idea: Hard clean ceramic/ plastic texture VS Soft fabric texture
- The business of pattern makes the white cup stands out
- Printed pattern VS woven pattern (Regular/ Irregular)


- Idea: Possibility of expression/ hope/ humanity in front of a seemingly immovable structure/ institution
- Hard Stony Texture vs Pattern with human touch
-Negative Space/ balanced visual intensity (dark figure vs light chalk pattern & BG)




Rule of Space/ Leading Lines/ Negative Space/ Contrast/ Pattern and Texture


- Idea: Upward, prosperous growth of the cherry blossom towards the sky
- Tree branches lead the eyes to the empty space/ moon
- Rule of Space: Negative space/Room allows/creates a sense of motion, as if the trees are invading the sky
- The busy flowers create a graphical pattern and become a flat image plane, contrast against the empty sky
- Proves how strong a Point can be, being there against all the business by itself, having an anchoring effect

Classwork Composition

Visual Log 7: Composition

- Rule of Thirds
- Low Angle VS High angle
- Dynamic Composition
- Golden Triangles
- Balanced Composition
- Unbalanced Composition
- Centered Composition
- Symmetry
- Room
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Rule of Thirds, Slightly Higher Angle (look at line on left side)

- Theme: Mundane Urban Life in the Morning
- Repetitive Elements and Lines: Lead to the focal point
- Slightly higher angle, positioned at the image's lower portion--> character looks smaller/ overwhelmed by the surroundings
- Repetitive lines: create dynamism
*Love Is In The Air Ver. so it doesn't cause depression

Rule of thirds, Slightly High Angle, Room on the Left

- Idea: Small, elegant but Agile
- Room on the left --> to allow movement
- Slight higher angle --> to suggest its small size
   - VS these big and powerful ones:

Strong Low Angle, Rule of Thirds, Room on the right

- Idea: Empathize that Natural/ Primal Energy
- Strong Low Angle: Way Bigger and Taller on screen
- Orange Eye (Most Saturated Color) near Sweet Spot: Further enhance the Liveliness on the animal
- Rule of Thirds + Leave Room on the Right




Golden Triangle (a bit off)

- Idea: Laid-back Enjoyment of the Fall Scenery
- S-Curve? More pleasing to me.
- "triangles have a nifty way of retaining the attention of the eye within the frame: the eye moves from one point to another in a continuous loop."
- http://www.photocritic.org/articles/trying-the-golden-triangle





Centered and Symmetric Composition

- Idea: Stillness right before the Critical moment

- All visual elements leading to the Running Legs

- Run lane create symmetry

- Imaginary line/ focal point at the CENTERCENTERCENTER

Dynamic Triangles

- Idea 1: Formal/ Institutional/ Powerful Building against all hardship in a gloomy day
- Idea 2: an establishing shot of Ghost story in this building
- Structural Lines against all the Diagonal Lines pointing at the opposite directions
- Dynamic Lines create stretchy, conflicting image planes --> Strong Vision Tension

Unbalanced Composition













- Idea: Moody shot of Evening, All staff/ students left, Cutaway: Loneliness of this clock
- Clock being pushed to the very end of the frame
- Reflection implies there is a separation of inside and outside space, further suggesting that loneliness and isolation
- Large texture on the left vs Small clock

 Example As Tears Go By 1989
Lack of Room for the character to move
Unbalanced Composition
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7Z9m-GTJ5Y