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Recall the movie Hulk. It used various camera shots to show different perspectives.
For example, when Hulk looks down on Betty—a wide view reduces her size in the frame,
emphasizing her powerlessness in compared to Hulk. While we are in Hulk’s POV,
the camera switches to extreme close-ups anytime his attention is drawn to something that irritates him
(like soldiers pointing guns at him). When Hulk is running away, the camera pulls back to show that the
monster is moving.
Another example, this time from the movie How to Train your Dragon. When Hiccup frees Toothless from
the net, he shot him with, Toothless leaps upon him and pins him down leading to several seconds of a close
up of the dragon’s face. This creates a really intense moment.

Scene
A scene is usually made up of a series of events and dialogue that take place at a specified location and
time. It frequently features one or more characters and is typically shot in a single continuous take or as a
sequence of shots. Scenes can be compared to sentences, which build up paragraphs and form a whole
story. Similarly, scenes serve as the foundation for the entire film’s sequences.

There are two categories of Scene:
Opening Scene: Characters, plots, settings, and the flow of the story are introduced in the opening scenes.
Closing Scene: A post-credits scene, sometimes called as a stinger or mid-credits scene, is a short segment
that plays after all or portion of the final credits have rolled and occasionally after a movie or television
show’s production logo has appeared. (Marvel movies are famous for their post-credits scenes!)

Sequence
A sequence is a collection of episodes that form a separate narrative unit, typically linked by a unity of
location or a unity of time. For example, a theft-themed film could have an extended recruitment sequence
in which the gang’s leader gathers the conspirators, a robbery sequence, an escape sequence, and so on.
Each of these sequences may have additional sub-sequences; for example, the robbery sequence may
include an entering sequence, a safe-cracking sequence, and so on.

Camera Framing
Camera framing refers to the placement and arrangement of subjects in your shots. Rather than directing
the camera at the subject, you must compose the image. The number of subjects in a frame, as well as their
physical connection to each other and the camera, is an important issue for filmmakers and videographers
while framing.
Considerations while framing a shot:
Size: The size of your subject has a direct relationship with its importance.

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