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Blocking for the camera

Theatre and Film · Grade 11 · about 40 minutes

Block actors with the line of action so the scene can be covered.

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Other lessons in this sub-strand

  1. The film director
  2. Blocking actors
  3. Blocking two actors
  4. Blocking for the camera
  5. Coverage
  6. Using the storyboard
  7. Directing rehearsal
  8. Running the set
  9. Shots: close-up, medium, long
  10. The eye-level angle
  11. The high angle
  12. The low angle
  13. Why angles matter
  14. Panning
  15. Tilting
  16. More camera movement
  17. The camera and the tripod
  18. Lighting for the shot
  19. What editing is
  20. Choosing editing software
  21. Importing footage
  22. Laying the timeline
  23. Cutting
  24. Transitions
  25. Adding sound and music
  26. Titles and credits
  27. Rendering and exporting
  28. Storing and backing up
  29. Shoot and edit a one-minute clip
  30. Review and appreciation