framing devices

1. FRAMING
By Amna Afzal

2. HOW ELEMENTS CREATE EFFECT
• There are many ways in which can be used for effect when making a film, such as diegetic and non
diegetic sounds, the dress code, plot/set, the camera angles and different shots when filming to give a
dramatic effect to the audience to help us keep engaged in the film.
• There are also effects such as slow motion, B&W and dissolve. All of these effects engages the
audiences attention more and makes them more aware as to what is going on. Effects has a big impact
on the scene of the film and the audiences reaction.
• We will use this knowledge when making our short film as we know this is more appealing to the
audience and effects makes the film more exciting, dramatic and helps the audience get more engaged
in the film and understand the plot. The effects used in making a film can have a big impact on how the
audience watch it. For example when making a horror film we add either black scene of suspense
which creates tension to the audience as their un aware as to what will happen next.

3. FRAMING DEVICE
• There are many different camera angles in order to create a dramatic effect of keeping the audience
engaged! We have close ups, over the shoulder angle where we see only one person speaking and
understand they're speaking so by doing an over the shoulder shot angle this gives us more of a clear
view of who's speaking. Another shot that helps us engage with who is speaking is the effect motivated
cuts where it goes from one person in one shot then to the other person speaking in another shot. This
again helps the audience understand who is speaking.
• Framing has a huge impact on who the audience should be focusing most on, when watching the film
as they understand who is speaking and what is going on. Through the camera angles the audience
engage more with the character's and are interested more as if we are their with the character's in the
film and sympathise with the character's emotions and feelings depending on what genre. Framing
device shows and describes a lot in one frame.

4. CLOSE UP SHOT
• A close up angle is when we get a clear view of an object or either a person as if they were
standing in the room with us. Through this angle we can engage with the persons feelings
and emotions and the behaviour. Or if it was an object we get a clear close up view of all the
details. An example of a close up angle.
• In the picture above is a close up shot from thee film “the shinning” we get a clear view in
close ups mostly of the face and the expressions on his face suggest he is a psycho and
he's smiling which is pretty scary, as he is chasing after someone. Immediately here we
engage with the close up shot of the persons emotions or feelings and in he way they are
behaving we can tell all these features from this angle. From this angle and this characters
facial expressions we can see he's a psychotic character and this is easily identified from
this framing device as we engage with the characters emotions and behaviour.

5. OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT
• Over the shoulder shot is an angle place behind the person who is not speaking, we get
a shoulder shot telling the audience the main person we are seeing over this shoulder is
talking to somebody. Again we engage easily with the character being shown or an
object that is being shown immediately we are engaged with the person we are seeing.
• On the above right hand side is a perfect example of an over the shoulder shot angle it
is from the film Harry Potter and is mainly focused on the main character himself Harry.
We can see that he is speaking to somebody else due to the shoulder that is being
shown, and again get a close view of his main features and emotions.

6. LONG SHOT
• A long shot camera angle is when the audience get to see a full view of a plot of setting,
so we can see more in one screen from a far distance. As you can see I have provided a
picture example of a long shot, and as you can see we can get a beautiful view or
scene. It’s at a far away distance that’s why its called a long shot because we can see a
lot of things far away from the camera and have a screen full of a view.

7. MEDIUM SHOT
• A medium shot is when it normally a shot from the waist and above. It’s a conventional
and neutral shot. By this we can gather a lot in one screen for example bits in the back
ground and the clothing.

8. AERIAL SHOT
• An aerial shot is a shot we see from above high places, for example above the highest
or tallest building's and get a clear shot of everything else around it. Because it so high
we can see every single detail from a distance as a top view. These are mainly used for
editing when on high buildings or a scene where were being introduced of the set or
place where its being shot, so the plot of the film. This gives the audience an outline as
to where the film is being produced. These types of shots can also be used in a film
where there is a hero so a heroic shot. For example spider man when jumping from one
building to another we get a clear shot from above him doing so.

9. HIGH AND LOW ANGLES
• A high camera and is an angle we get from looking up at something such as a tall building.
We are below it and when we look up it’s a high building, this is what we call a high camera
angle when looking from a distance up.
• A low camera angle is when were either on top of a building and looking down. We mainly
see this in films when the dominant person is speaking and looks down when speaking to
the other character as we can see from this example.