Power Through Composition
Jaden McGrath 3/14/19
Now we are moving away from the 12 Basic Principals of Animation and will be discussing a topic that relates to both animation and live-action filmmaking. And that is how to give a character power through composition. And with this, an important thing to know whether or not you are a beginning animator or filmmaker or a seasoned and well-experienced expert is the Rule of Thirds. The Rule of Thirds is a great tool for you to use to establish dominance on-screen. To put it simply, the Rule of Thirds is pretty much a compositional guide that splits up the screen both horizontally and vertically which divides the screen into small sections. It also creates intersections that are guaranteed to help you compose both balanced and pleasing images. But as said before, the Rule of Thirds also establishes dominance as well.
As experts have stated in the past, a ton of importance and power is given into the characters or subjects that are shown in different parts of the frame, mostly in the foreground and the intersections. So where you decide to place your subject will determine how much importance and power it will be given. Putting you character or subject into the foreground brings the closer to the viewers or audience as well as making them "first in line" in the order in which human beings view images. The center of the frame is prime real estate when it comes to aesthetic energy. The balance that it makes will direct viewers eyes right towards it and will offer it more authority than any of the elements on the sides of the frame.
According to theories about aesthetic, the larger the object, character, or subject is, the more and more aesthetic energy it will gain. This means it makes it more and more likely to be the very first thing the viewers put their eyes on and see before anything else in the frame. This means putting the object in the foreground is a good idea since things in the foreground are usually the largest thing in the frame. So having an object or subject be big gives it both aesthetic and symbolic power. But keep in mind that size isn't the only factor that matters when it comes to an object, character, or subject. The factor of color can also come into play when it comes to directing an audience's eyes. for example, say you make a big object in the foreground in a grey filter or shade with one item in the background being bright red. People's eyes would go straight to the colored object since it is the only thing in the piece of work that has any color other than grey which makes it stand out a lot. This concept is well known as contrast. So if you want an object, character, or subject to stand out in your animation or live-action camera work, the factors of being in the foreground, color, and size are key to achieving just that.
Although not my favorite article that I've analyzed and blogged about, I still did find this article to be quite an interesting one at that. I think that is the case because it has both to do with animation and live-action filmmaking. I don't get into live-action filmmaking until next school year, but the more knowledge I have before going into it the better. And it is a bonus win since it also applies to animation which is what I go to Boces for now. I also did learn a few things like that the size of an object can determine how much aesthetic energy it has.
Once again, I have no questions to ask after reading the article. I know the fact that I don't have any questions to ask afterwards is getting a bit repetitive and maybe even annoying to some people, but these articles are so well explained that it leaves me with no questions in my brain to ask. That's also why I don't doubt anything the article says. It's because it is so well explained and is made by actual experts in the fields of film and animation. Again, I've said that too many times but it is the truth, at least to me. I think this article is important to animation is because the composition of a frame and the focus of an object or subject is key to establish a proper and well-made shot.
Now we are moving away from the 12 Basic Principals of Animation and will be discussing a topic that relates to both animation and live-action filmmaking. And that is how to give a character power through composition. And with this, an important thing to know whether or not you are a beginning animator or filmmaker or a seasoned and well-experienced expert is the Rule of Thirds. The Rule of Thirds is a great tool for you to use to establish dominance on-screen. To put it simply, the Rule of Thirds is pretty much a compositional guide that splits up the screen both horizontally and vertically which divides the screen into small sections. It also creates intersections that are guaranteed to help you compose both balanced and pleasing images. But as said before, the Rule of Thirds also establishes dominance as well.
As experts have stated in the past, a ton of importance and power is given into the characters or subjects that are shown in different parts of the frame, mostly in the foreground and the intersections. So where you decide to place your subject will determine how much importance and power it will be given. Putting you character or subject into the foreground brings the closer to the viewers or audience as well as making them "first in line" in the order in which human beings view images. The center of the frame is prime real estate when it comes to aesthetic energy. The balance that it makes will direct viewers eyes right towards it and will offer it more authority than any of the elements on the sides of the frame.
According to theories about aesthetic, the larger the object, character, or subject is, the more and more aesthetic energy it will gain. This means it makes it more and more likely to be the very first thing the viewers put their eyes on and see before anything else in the frame. This means putting the object in the foreground is a good idea since things in the foreground are usually the largest thing in the frame. So having an object or subject be big gives it both aesthetic and symbolic power. But keep in mind that size isn't the only factor that matters when it comes to an object, character, or subject. The factor of color can also come into play when it comes to directing an audience's eyes. for example, say you make a big object in the foreground in a grey filter or shade with one item in the background being bright red. People's eyes would go straight to the colored object since it is the only thing in the piece of work that has any color other than grey which makes it stand out a lot. This concept is well known as contrast. So if you want an object, character, or subject to stand out in your animation or live-action camera work, the factors of being in the foreground, color, and size are key to achieving just that.
Although not my favorite article that I've analyzed and blogged about, I still did find this article to be quite an interesting one at that. I think that is the case because it has both to do with animation and live-action filmmaking. I don't get into live-action filmmaking until next school year, but the more knowledge I have before going into it the better. And it is a bonus win since it also applies to animation which is what I go to Boces for now. I also did learn a few things like that the size of an object can determine how much aesthetic energy it has.
Once again, I have no questions to ask after reading the article. I know the fact that I don't have any questions to ask afterwards is getting a bit repetitive and maybe even annoying to some people, but these articles are so well explained that it leaves me with no questions in my brain to ask. That's also why I don't doubt anything the article says. It's because it is so well explained and is made by actual experts in the fields of film and animation. Again, I've said that too many times but it is the truth, at least to me. I think this article is important to animation is because the composition of a frame and the focus of an object or subject is key to establish a proper and well-made shot.
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