Video Composition and Shots

• Movie composition has to tell a story
• Different aspect ratio
• You have to keep the composition for the whole shot
• Every frame should hold the composition
• Composition must be consistent

1. Rule of Thirds

2. Balancing Elements

3. Leading Lines

4. Symmetry and Patterns

5. Viewpoint

6. Background

7. Depth

8. Framing

9. Cropping

10. Avoiding Mergers

1. Aerial Shot

2. Establishing Shot

3. Close up





4. Extreme Close Up

10. Wide Shot

7. Low Angle




8. High Angle








9. Two Shot

5. Medium Shot

6. Over the Shoulder

A movie idea for world improvement could be the impact that pollution and littering has on the world.