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  An establishing  is a shot at the head of a scene that clearly shows us the location of the action. Establishing shots have no rules other than helping to build tone and context, but they're not required to be wide or from a drone or to be accompanied by a screen-sized title card.  An extreme wide shot (aka extreme long shot) is a camera shot that will make your subject appear small against their location. You can also use an extreme long shot to make your subject feel distant or unfamiliar.  The wide shot  (aka long shot) is a camera shot that balances both the subject and the surrounding imagery. A wide shot will often keep the entire subject in frame while giving context to the environment.  A wide shot should keep a good deal of space both above and below your subject. Of the many camera shots, a long shot gives us a better idea of the scene setting, and gives us a better idea of how the character fits into the area. Wide shots also create narrat...

  A great way to think about camera angles is that they can help you get a different view or perspective on a scene or subject, and in turn produce a more interesting frame.  There are many different types of camera angles that can be used to capture an image, including low-angle shots (from below), high-angle shots (from above), eye-level shots, and bird’s eye views.  There are many angles that a film director can use when filming. Most of them have their own purposes and effects, but it is important to know the basics before shooting any type of scene in order to produce quality work. Filmmakers use a variety of different camera angles to convey meaning, emotion, and provide information about their subject. Camera angles can be categorized as being high or low. Low angle shots show the subject from below with an emphasis on power or strength. High angle shots show the subject from above which gives the viewer a sense of dominance over them. The different type of camera...

Orange, yellow, and red, which are often warmer tones, help to further emphasize the story's sense of warmth. Warmer hues reinforce the warmth of the family unit and the house in several movies. Warmer tones are frequently used in romantic comedies because they elicit a gentler, more romantic reaction from the audience. Black and white is a tool that, when used effectively, may help a movie set its tone. A visual aesthetic that color photography cannot can also be added to projects. It's crucial to keep in mind that black and white may be just as subtly subtle as color since there are so many different things you can do to it. First off, there are always shades of gray in between black and white; they are never just black and white. Also, silver. also beige.  Black and white is the color of glamour cinematography. The most glamorous icons of the screen, those actors who only require last names—Garbo, Bogart, Bacall, Gable, Dietrich—are most famously photographed in black and wh...

Secondary colors are the colors that are a result of the mixing of primary colors. On the RYB color wheel, the secondary colors are purple, orange and green.   The color green has come to represent ecology. Green is regarded as a lucky hue by some and a holy color by others. Green is often the signal for go at traffic lights. Green also has more variations than any other color. A small percentage of persons with red/green colorblindness. The color green is associated with nature, recovery, tenacity, health, envy, immaturity, corruption, and forebodingness in movies. Orange is a highly bright and divisive color. Like the fruit, the color orange stands for wellbeing and good health. Hazard cones and life rafts are also orange in color. Orange is a triadic hue with green and purple and the complementary color of blue. In movies, the color purple is associated with humor, coziness, friendliness, happiness, exoticism, and youth.

RYB, or the colors that cannot be blended with any other color, is a collection of primary colors. Red, yellow, and blue are among them. The RGB colors, which when combined produce white light, are another set of primary colors. Red, green, and blue are the three main hues. One of the hues that appeals to the eye the most, blue is the color of nature, from the sky to the lake. Red is hot and blue is chilly. Orange is the color that complements blue. It is also one of the fundamental colors. The color blue is associated with water, calmness, faith, spirituality, loyalty, tranquility, harmony, unity, and isolation in movies. It is also associated with melancholy, cerebralism, passivity, and calm. On the color wheel, yellow is the color that shines the brightest. Compared to other colors, it draws the viewer's attention the most. On the color spectrum, the human eye first interprets yellow. Because of this, warning signs and emergency rescue trucks are painted yellow. Yellow is the co...

 One of the numerous instruments the director has to tell the story is the costumes. Costumes aid performers in becoming different and convincing characters on screen and convey to the audience specifics of a character's personality. The character's attire immediately reveals something to the audience, giving a hint as to what the show will be about and who the character is in relation to the action of the performance.  Comparatively speaking to wearing regular clothes, costumes aren't as straightforward. Some costumes need to be customized and suited to the individual wearing them. On one person, a tailored item of clothing might look amazing, but awful on another. Additionally, some costumes feature hidden velcro or fasteners that are simple to remove in a quick change behind the scenes but are manufactured to appear a specific way. Following trends and styles that change from one decade to the next, costumes can also express the play's context, such as the historical...