Storyboarding: the Three-Shot
14. Jun, 2010 
1 Comment
Today the topic is the three shot — a composition that not only includes three people, but deals with the relationships between them
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF1y22qg6CM
of the video player), to make the movie nice and BIG!
The general guideline for when to cut is that you always want to be looking at whatever is the most important thing to the story at any given time. At this point, the dramatic relationship on the screen is specifically between three people: Portia, Mary-Frances, and Bessie.
Other topics in this video include acting, corresponding pairs of camera angles, scene descriptions, contrast as a storytelling tool, and “The Magic of the Cutaway.”
Next: Staging for Movement
Questions or comments?
I’d love to continue the conversation in the comments section below!
Trackbacks/Pingbacks
[...] the next video, the topic is the “three shot” — and the interaction between three characters. Questions or comments? I’d love to hear [...]