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FRAMING

We study framing and composition using an article taken from this month's Media Magazine, Love Your Viewfinder: Framing Your Story by Sean Richardson
Key terms and concepts include:
Framing
viewfinder
rules of composition
horizontal and vertical lines: selecting the most important focus
leading lines in composition : lead the viewer into the frame and guide the eye
visual hierarchy
reading an image
creating particular meanings, associations, inferences
lines can evoke tone and feeling, e.g. curved lines may evoke warmth and sensuality
horizontal lines may signify equilibrium, staus quo, establishing a scene
vertical lines may challenge, confront, impose
dominant lines
diagonal lines are directional and draw the viewer in; give depth, perspective
symmetrical / formal composition: classical balance, giving equal weight to both halves of the frame
asymmetrical / unbalanced composition draws in viewer's eye
colour significance: red, orange, yellow tones are hot / warm; blue, green, violet are cool; green evokes nature
using location shooting such as woods, offices, tunnels
using close-ups such as tree bark
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