filmmaking

With so many components, it is difficult to figure out where to start because everything will be reiterated once its been learned.  But I guess that is how learning works; one is introduced to something then when that knowledge is ingrained and other aspects have been learned, then the first is put into perspective and reviewed.

What I will start with is basic terminology that you may already know, but is oh so important to have in your vocabulary and to really understand and be able to differentiate. 

Terminology 

 Frame:  a) The borders of the image.    

ex:  ”The explosion filled the frame”  or  ”His action was not in frame.”    

This definition of frame deals with composition.  Take a look at your computer screen.  The edges of the screen are bordered by the monitor.  If this page is maximized, it will be filling up the frame, with ads on the left side of the frame and links to the right.  The monitor itself is not called the frame, but the perimeter of the image is what constitutes the frame.

b) An individual image on a film strip.              

If you have ever seen a film strip before, you’ll know that it is made up of a succession of tiny little images.  Each one of those images is a frame.  Cameras determine their “frame rate” by how many of these images are exposed within a second.  (We will elaborate on that later.)

I hope you had fun today!  Come back again for more.