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