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Creating an understanding the depth of your frame

is essential to create dynamic composition

and draw the viewer into the world you are creating.

If used successfully, it can make a huge difference

in taking your production to that next cinematic level.

Through that, you are able to create that three dimensional image on a two

dimensional surface and avoid the cramped feeling of a flat frame.

One of the best ways to accomplish this is by including a foreground,

middle ground and background in each of your frames.

Obviously many shots.

One use these where there is a close up or detail shot to focus your attention.

But in general this is a good rule of thumb when adding layers of depth.

It is important to consider that the motion in the background

is just as important as the action in the foreground.

When attempting to establish a specific mode,

if you are filming a chaotic war scene, for example, you could overwhelm

the audience with visual information on every depth level

to force the viewer to experience the cows of the battlefield.

If the background is completely flat and static, the viewer may experience

a disconnect and be pulled out of the moment.

Another thing to consider is that by working with depth,

you can create suspense or tension within a sequence.

Here we see

a young woman out of breath running through a forest.

She is clearly terrified and being chased by someone

or something.

Let's take a look at what we did here

by using a deep shot at a shallow depth of field.

We created the sense of suspense as the viewer can see the approach

and figure before the woman can

in certain situations.

You may not want to include a great level of depth and flat

image can create the sense of a stage or a diorama that you just might see

in a film adaptation or a theatrical play, or a Wes Anderson film

that intentionally transforms real world locations into a serious offsets.