Master Shots Vol 1, 2nd Edition: 100 Advanced Camera Techniques to Get an Expensive Look on Your Low-Budget Movie

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Master Shots gives you so many powerful techniques that youll be able to respond, even under pressure, and create knock-out shots. Lastly, master shots allow the production to map out the geography of the scene and the actions along with their sequence. A key prop that should have been in the background was forgotten because it wasn’t relevant to the first small piece; now you can’t put it in because you’ll break continuity. And, for all its examples, the authors provide no time stamp during which the technique in question appears. The theory is that, should you run out of time or your lead actor suddenly gets injured or some other calamity prevents you shooting any coverage, at least you’ve captured the whole scene in a useable, if not ideal, form.

As Yeeleng enters the car, the camera moves and pulls back to a two shot where Yeeleng and I are visible in the front seats. One reason might be that the information contained with the 200 pages is instantly applicable—Kenworthy has an analytical, critical eye and he breaks down his observations/lessons into sections as varied as "Fight Scenes", "Entrances and Exits", "Dialogue Scenes" and, of course, "Love and Sex Scenes". After selecting the target, the estimated area and trajectory for the flight will appear on the map. Filmmakers, directors, cinematographers, editors, vfx gurus, composers, sound people, grips, electrics, and more meet to share their work, tips, tutorials, and experiences. A master shot answers the questions of who, what, and where, which makes it an effective way to start a scene.

I’d recommend shooting master shots first to help actors get comfortable with their lines and movements.

Your master shot will show you if your lighting is right or wrong, which is crucial to know from the jump. Although this seems limiting at first, there are tons of possibilities to get creative with your framing and composition. Great for ideas on staging lots of different shots and also has a usefull birdseye layout of the scene so You can see where best to place the camera and actors. Finally, let’s review some of the best tips, tricks and practices for shooting master shots on your film and video projects.

If you use shot listing and storyboard software, you can label your complex master setup, and then place multiple shots with different compositions and level changes under the setup. I have rued and cried in my reviews of Volume 2 and 3 about this unfair policy of not crediting cinematographer.His invention is matched only by his gift for character, his humanity and his ability to draw you, quietly and cleverly into his fascinating and original stories. The text is generally vague, and is in a huge font that takes up valuable space that could have been used for more stills. Complex master shots use fluid blocking and staging to intentionally point out information to the viewer, and they have the potential to eliminate the need for additional setups. Master Shots gives you so many powerful techniques that you ll be able to respond, even under pressure, and create knock-out shots.