All language subtitles for 6. Lead room

One of the beautiful aspects of film
and video is that it

can completely draws in and transport us
from our everyday world.

To accomplish this successfully,
a piece must force us

to forget that we are watching
a two dimensional projection

on a clearly defined rectangular shape.

As a director,
you definitely want to keep the viewer's

attention away
from the edges of the frame.

We can accomplish this by providing
an ample amount of little room

between our subjects
and the edges of the image.

Little room refers to the empty space

between the subject
and the border of the frame.

In other words, it is about framing
what is not in the frame,

something especially important
when filming people,

whether it is on the street
or on a big screen.

It is in our nature to follow the gaze of
a person to see what they are looking at.

So when a character is positioned
at the edge of a frame

and stirring of the edges of the screen,
it is rather unsettling for the viewer.

This can create a claustrophobic undertone

and inevitably draws attention
to the limits of the frame.

It would be the equivalent of placing
the most important elements

of a magazine right in the scene.

One helpful trick to avoid
this is to refer back

to the rule of thirds
we discussed earlier in this chapter.

Let's take a look at those guidelines
over the image we just saw.

We can use the intersections
as a guideline

for positioning our subject's eyes.

By doing so, we can ensure that
there is ample room to follow their gaze.

The same principle is also

significant when you are filming subjects
that are in motion.

Let's take a look at a few examples.

When our subjects are in motion,
it is very important

to give them ample space
to move across the frame.

Without these additional space,

their motion can seem impeded, forced
or natural.

Conventionally, we want to see
where a person or subject is going,

not where they have been.