Composition, Depth and Power, the Triforce of Shooting Film!

This time around on Blogscape Smackdown, we analyze V Renee's take on camera movements and rules, focusing in on the rule of thirds.
 They open strong, suggesting that by utilizing the rule efficiently, it can establish dominance on screen. Renee links to a video by John Tindell, which delves more into how power can be established by roles and camera and character placement alongside the rule of thirds in both the second and third dimensions, including the background, foreground, and midground. They explain how by putting a character in the foreground, they become a focal point of a scene- more prominent and therefore more important, whether it be to the scene itself or the overall story, while framing something in the center of the frame draws our attention directly to it, providing a sense of authority that may have been otherwise lacking in the scene.
Both the video by Tindell and the blog in question by Renee explain how the rule of thirds is used in a film by splitting the screen into 9 different parts, with the intersections being the important "focal points" that indicate power or relevance to the scene. Renee indicates that being on the top row provides a heightened sense of power.
Multiple references are used, such as a scene in The Avengers in which an argument erupts over Thor's staff and the Tesseract. During the scene, each character gets a spot in one of the camera's power-points as they deliver dialogue, the scene ending with the staff holding the Tesseract stone falling on the top horizontal line, the stone falling on the top-right point of interest, making for a powerful scene that openly conveys the emotions held by the characters and displaying that Thor alone has the most power in this situation and his actions brought about the argument, to begin with.
Renee goes on to explain how not just size or staging matters here, color plays a huge part in this, as well.
The element of Contrast in a film is used to juxtapose two or more opposing ideals, and one of the ways this is done is through the use of color; Red V Blue, Monochrome V Colorful, Dark V Light, so on.
The effects of composition on a film's emotional impact are certainly there, and it's arguably one of the most crucial parts of filmmaking since an odd angle, weird colors or bad delivery can ruin a scene for someone. This is useful in animation too, of course, since camera angles combined with perspective and creativity can amount to crazy-good scenes. As usual, however, we only can get better at framing shots with practice, so go out there and knock 'em out! Even if you fowl, you still hit the ball, right?
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Related to this topic, I found a really cool music video (half•alive - still feel.)
 that was shot entirely with only 7 cuts (there was a wardrobe change halfway through one), it was really interesting to watch the ebbs and flows of the camera, dancers and the music; I think anyone can find at least some enjoyment from this song. The song's lyrics deal with a mental illness called depersonalization- the composition of the MV along with the enchanting choreography make for a magical viewing experience. This band came out of nowhere with this song and it's become a hit, I'm excited to see what's coming next for them. Enjoy!