Overview of film and television structure

Overview of film and television composition

The concept of composition has broad sense and narrow sense. Composition in a broad sense refers to the photographer's creative process from material selection, conception to modeling, which summarizes all combinations from content to form. Below I bring you an overview of film and television composition, welcome to read!

The concept of film and television composition 1 has broad sense and narrow sense. Composition in a broad sense refers to the photographer's creative process from material selection, conception to modeling, which summarizes all combinations from content to form. In a narrow sense, composition mainly refers to the structure and layout of the picture, that is, the connection and combination of various image elements in the picture. The first two lectures discuss important concepts such as scenery, angle and depth of field from the change of position and focal length. These concepts have actually involved the scope of composition, or composition needs to consider the influence of these factors. So we can say that the first two lectures are about composition in a broad sense, and this lecture is about composition in a narrow sense.

First, the concept of composition

Broadly speaking, the photographer's creative process from material selection, conception to modeling embodies all combinations from content to form.

Narrow sense: In a certain picture format, in order to express some content and visual aesthetic effect, the objects to be expressed in front of the camera and various modeling elements of photography are organically organized and distributed in the picture to form a certain picture structure.

Second, the role of film and television composition

Film and television composition refers to the structural form of the picture, so its main function is to serve the theme and content of the film.

1. Narrative function: highlight the subject image and better narrative.

Correct selection and establishment of the subject status, reasonable handling of the relationship between subject and companion, subject and environment, selection of scenes and shooting angles, exclusion of irrelevant elements, highlighting the subject and object, so as to better narrative.

2. Modeling function: make the picture full of artistic expression and aesthetic feeling.

Through the spatial configuration of the picture and the modeling elements such as light, color, tone, line and shape, colorful, beautiful and vivid composition forms are created, which makes the picture full of artistic expression and beauty.

3. Symbolic function: create the metaphorical effect of the picture.

(1) position arrangement

Central Committee: important, with a sense of stability and authority, often used to express a serious and solemn atmosphere.

Top: It has power, a sense of sacredness, a sense of oppression, and a condescending trend, as if controlling everything below.

Bottom: subordinate, fragile and insignificant.

Edge: it doesn't seem important, there are squeezing, repulsion, smallness and powerlessness.

For example, the film One and Eight, directed by Jun-Zhao Zheng and filmed by Zhang Yimou, has played an extraordinary expressive role in the use of film modeling language. Under the grasp of the overall impression, the bold use of incomplete composition of the picture has caused a strong visual impact. Those visual structures, which are sometimes incomplete and sometimes depressed, reveal the evil deeds committed by prisoners, the distortion of their hearts and the tension of instant awakening of their personality. The environment in the film is mostly narrow, closed and depressing, such as the mill, empty room, cellar and other narrow spaces. The photography of the film pays attention to the use of print-style black-and-white contrast, showing the dignity and strength like sculpture.

(2) Area size

A large area means an increase in visual weight, which means paying attention to the importance and authority of the content, while a small area means a small position and being ignored.

Third, the characteristics of film and television composition

Thinking: What is the difference between film and television composition, painting composition and photography composition?

1, dynamic

With the movement of the subject and the camera, the composition structure and plot focus of the picture will change accordingly, and the position of the subject in the picture and the perspective relationship of the picture image will also change.

This is the fundamental difference between film and television composition, painting composition and photography composition, and other characteristics of film and television composition are rooted in this feature.

Step 2 be complete

The theme and content of film and television works usually need a series of montage shots, and each shot only carries a part of the task of film narration, which requires the photographer to have a holistic consciousness in film and television composition, and the treatment of a single shot must be "open", "extensive" and "inherited".

For example, as far as the composition of a single picture is concerned, it is often necessary to leave more space in front of people's line of sight, but when using two lenses to express the dialogue between characters, more space will be left in front of people's line of sight for the sake of overall aesthetic feeling.

3. Time limit:

The length of film and television pictures is different, and the amount of information carried and conveyed is also different. The audience can only watch and accept the picture information once and for all, which becomes the limitation of the audience's viewing.

The time limit of picture composition and performance requires that the picture composition of film and television must be concise, concentrated and clear, and it cannot be watched repeatedly like art works and photos.

An overview of film and television composition 2 1. Balanced composition.

Give people a sense of satisfaction, perfect picture structure, clever arrangement and balanced correspondence. It is often used for moonlit nights, water, night scenes, news and other topics.

2. Symmetrical composition.

Its characteristics are balance, stability and relativity. Disadvantages: dull, lack of change. It is often used to express symmetrical objects, buildings and special styles.

3. Changing composition.

Deliberately arranged scenery in a corner or a side can give people thinking and imagination, leaving room for further judgment. Full of charm and interest. Often used in small landscapes, sports, artistic photography, humorous photos, etc.

4. Diagonal composition.

Arranging the subject on the diagonal can effectively use the length of the diagonal of the picture, and at the same time, it can also make the companion have a direct relationship with the subject. Dynamic and lively, it is easy to produce the convergence trend of lines, attract people's attention, and achieve the effect of highlighting the subject (such as spotlight illuminating the subject).

5. x-shaped composition.

Lines and light and shade are arranged in an X-shape, which has a strong sense of perspective and is conducive to guiding people's sight to move from the periphery to the center, or the scenery has the characteristics of gradually enlarging from the center to the periphery. Often used in architecture, bridges, highways, fields and other themes.

6. The composition is compact.

Enlarge the main body of the scene in the form of close-up to make it full of pictures, compact, delicate and microscopic. Often used for portraits, micrographs or showing local details. Depicting a character's face vividly and unforgettable.

7. Triangle composition.

Three visual centers are the main positions of the scene, and sometimes the geometric composition of three points into a plane arranges the position of the scene to form a stable triangle. This triangle can be a regular triangle, an oblique triangle or an inverted triangle. Among them, oblique triangle is more commonly used and flexible. Triangular composition is stable, balanced and flexible.

8.s-shaped composition.

The scenery on the screen is in the form of S-shaped curve composition, which has the characteristics of extension and change, making people look rhythmic and producing a beautiful, elegant and harmonious feeling. When it is necessary to express the subject in the form of curve, we should first think of S-shaped composition. Commonly used in rivers, streams, winding paths, paths, etc.

9. Jiugongge composition.

Place the subject or important scenery at the intersection of Jiugongge. The four intersections of the word "well" are the best positions of the main body. Generally speaking, the intersection on the upper right is the most ideal, followed by the intersection on the lower right. But it is not static. This composition format is more in line with people's visual habits, making the subject naturally become the visual center, with the characteristics of highlighting the subject and making the picture tend to be balanced.

10. Sketch composition.

By means of close-ups and ideas, it is a way of composition to turn a small scene that is not surprising into a humorous picture full of interest and profound meaning. It is characterized by free imagination and eclecticism. There are no certain rules in this composition.

1 1. centripetal composition.

The main body is in the center, and the surrounding scenery is in the form of composition concentrated towards the center, which can strongly lead people's eyes to the center of the main body and play a role in gathering. It has the distinct characteristics of highlighting the subject, but sometimes it will also produce the feeling of oppression and embarrassment.

12. Vertical composition.

Can fully show the height and depth of the scene. It is often used to show pictures composed of vertical lines such as towering trees, steep rocks, waterfalls and skyscrapers.

13. Composition of dichotomy.

Divide the picture into two parts with the ratio of 2: 1, forming a left-right echo or an up-and-down echo, and the performance space is relatively broad. One part of the picture is the subject and the other half is the partner. Often used to express people, sports, scenery, architecture and other themes.

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