Workshop 1

 In today's lesson, I followed a workshop which discussed various rules and tips to create a good composition for film and photography: 

• Rules of Thirds 
• Foreground/background 
• Lighting

RULES OF THIRDS

Rules of thirds is a useful teqchnique to help position the subject in the frame. The lines and boxes help mark the points of interest, so where the lines cross and form a T is where you should put the subject of interest in order to create a more dynamic shot.

FOREGROUND & BACKGROUND

When you focus on a subject in the frame, the background behind will be blurred and out of focus, this is due to depth of field. However it is important to make sure the background compliments the subject and makes the shot more interesting. 

LIGHTING

Lighting plays a big role in achieving a good shot. Turn off the main room lights and you can use studio lighting such as soft box's, mono lights, umbrellas, background reflectors and colour filters to compose a semantic shot. 

This can be achieved at home by using natural day light, tv screen light, and the light from your laptop screen.