Preliminary Exercise: Introduction to Storyboarding: Shot Sizes

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During media studies we have been focusing on the importance of shot sizes. A shot size is how much of the setting or subject is displayed within a frame of the shot. This helps to emphasize specific emotions, ideas, and movements for each scene. For example, the establishing shot is usually the first scene of a movie. It’s used to establish the location and environment of a place. This can be used to establish mood and give the audience visual clues regarding the time period and general situation.

For this assignment we had to create a storyboard about the different types of shot sizes. We had to draw an example of the shot and include some details about the shot to help us memorize it. There were ten shot sizes I had to learn: establishing shot, master shot, wide shot, full shot, medium full shot, medium shot, medium close up, close up, and extreme close-up. These were fairly easy to learn. I worked on this assignment alone, since this was just notes. Later on, I would be working with my partner to apply these shots into our movie.

In my opinion, this is the most important concept to know in filmmaking. Camerawork is like the foundation of a building. For example, what good is it to have props in a scene if the camera doesn’t capture it. While I do feel like color, acting, and costumes play a huge deal in film, without shot sizes these things would have to chance to be emphasized. Overall, this assignment was a great help in understanding the importance of shot sizes in camerawork.

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