Learning from Needleman
Posted by julianhs11 on April 15, 2009
I learned from Matthew Needleman about the rule of thrids. He showed us that most films main subject are not centered because it makes it more boring. He taught us to draw out the shot you want before you film it. But then he also said that you should not just go by that. You should use your drawing as a plan but it may not go the way it you drew it. He also talked about the angles and how important they actually are. With the angles, you can show emotion and keep things hiden. You can also make things larger than they appear or smaller than they appear. Matthew was very helpful.
May 26th, 2009 at 12:41 pm
I’m glad you got something out of the movie. You are right that storyboards are a plan and that life never goes according to that plan. It’s good to be flexible once you’re on set to accept happy accidents and readjust when necessary. Hitchcock might disagree, however.