Series of Shots for High Tension
In our exploration of using cinematic technique in fiction writing, we began looking at a camera directive called Series of Shots….
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A Series of Shots for Quick Action
In our exploration of stationary camera shots, we’re now going to take a look at another commonly used camera directive:…
Montages for Imagery and Altered States of Mind
We’ve been looking at Montage Shots as a way to create specific effects in a novel’s scenes. Last week I…
Your Life Flashing before Your Eyes
Has it ever happened to you—had your life flash before your eyes? What about one of your characters in your…
Using Montages to Create Powerful Imagery
Now that we’ve literally covered the “distance” with a look at the stationary camera shots that are set at certain…
Long Shots—Too Far to Really Tell
We’ve been looking at the three basic stationary distance shots and have covered Close-Ups (Close Shots) and Full Shots (Medium…
Focusing the Camera on What Your Character Notices
While we’re looking at Full Shots (or Medium Shots), I’d like to share a great example in Leif Enger’s beautiful…
Full Shot for Full Effect
We’ve taken a good look at Close-Up shots—the first of the three basic stationary camera shots used in movies. Now…
Close-Ups Close the Distance
We’ve been looking at stationary camera shots, beginning with the Close-Up, which is perhaps the most common of all shots in a…
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