Content, content, content… The video industry is getting overloaded with it every day. There’s an endless amount of film ideas, and stories to tell, and so many creators to implement them. Sadly, in this race for creating the best and coolest video, most of them seem to have forgotten one of the magical truths of filmmaking: your shots have a voice and they have much to say. That’s why learning the camera language and mastering it, is essential – and not only to beginner directors but also to every filmmaker. In the MZed course, Fundamentals of Directing, there is a whole detailed module dedicated to this topic. Together with The International Film Institute of New York, the course “Fundamentals of Directing” is held by Kyle Wilamowski, an independent screenwriter, director, and producer, and takes everyone back to basics. It’s here to remind us that the camera is a narrator and that even the craziest shot doesn’t do anything for your film if it’s ignorant of the scene context and the overall story. Image source: screenshot from the “Fundamentals of Directing” with Kyle Wilamowski The shot is like a word. The scene is a sentence. And then scenes come together to tell the story that is your film. Kyle Wilamowski from the introduction to the module “Core Building Blocks of Directing” In the thorough overview of all visual elements like the shot’s size, composition, depth of field, etc. Kyle also analyses which impact each of them creates on the audience. Below,...
Published By: CineD - Friday, 10 February, 2023