Canon XL1 3CCD Manual

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‐ManualFocus

Turntheringanti‐clockwiseforcloserobjectsandclockwiseforobjectsthatare

furtheraway.

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COMPOSITION 

FRAMING

Itisveryimportanttoadheretoframingsinapiece.Consistencybetweenframingsiscrucial.Inother

words,keepyourclose‐ups,mediumsandwides,etc.thesamethroughoutyourpiece.

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1.ExtremeClose‐Up

‐Inthisshotthesubjectfillstheframe

‐Conventionholdsthatthedistancebetweenthemouthandthebottomoftheframebegreaterthan

thedistancebetweentheeyesandthetopoftheframe(i.e.morechinthanbrowshouldshow).

‐Thistypeoflookcreatesconnotationsofalargepersonality,andlendsanintensitytothepicture.

‐Overallanatmosphereofpoweriscreated.

‐Ifthisshotweretobereversedwiththeforeheadbeingmoreprominent,theoppositeeffectwould

beachieved.

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2.Medium

‐Inthisshotthere’smorespaceatthebottomthanatthetopoftheframe

‐Thistypeofshotgenerallyvalidatesthesubjectmore

‐Ifthisshotwasreversedwithlessspaceatthebottomandmoreatthetop,thentheoppositeeffect

wouldbeachieved:thesubjectwouldlookweakerandmoresubservient.

‐Becarefultomakesurethereissomeheadroomintheseshotsthough

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MOVEMENT 

‐Whenmovingwithinashotit’sagoodideatostartslow,speedup,andendslow

thisallowsyoutoaccommodateforanychangesthatmayoccur.Itisalsoimportanttospeedup

yourshotoveranyboringbitsandratherkeepitslowerduringinterestingbits.Makesureyougoslow

enoughtokeeptheinterestingbitsinsoastocovertheboringbits,thenzippasttheboringbitsand

goslowontheinterestingbits.

‐Thisappliestoallmovements,suchaspans