Production Skills - Rule of Thirds (group)

Rule of Thirds -

The rule of thirds is applied by aligning a subject with the guide lines and their intersection points, placing the horizon on the top or bottom line, or allowing linear features in the image to flow from section to section.

Landscape shot - successful rule of thirds:

In order to make this shot successful, we ensured Maria's body was placed on the right vertical line on the rule of thirds, so that she was the focus of the shot. We wanted it to appear that she was speaking therefore we positioned her mouth on the point of intersection. To structure and separate the frame, Maria's finger is at eye level with Jenitha. She is also aligned on the first third, to make the shot look more professional. Moreover, Maria is situated closer to the camera and looking down on Jenitha, implying she has more power.

Landscape shot - unsuccessful rule of thirds:

This is an example of an unsuccessful shot as  Jenitha should be the main focus and positioned on the correct guidelines in the rule of thirds. However in this shot our attention is drawn to the wall and picture instead and Jenitha is in the bottom corner, out of shot.

Close up - successful shot:

To make sure Jenitha was the focal point of our shot, we followed the rule of thirds guidelines. In this shot the eyes are located approximately a third of the way down the frame, this allows us to connect with Jenitha rather than focus on the background.

Close up - unsuccessful shot:

In contrast, to show that the first shot was correct, we positioned her centrally. By positioning her centrally we are not as fixated on Jenitha as we were in the first shot. Although this shot seems accurate, as she is centred we have more space to be distracted by the background from either side of her. 

work done by Ciara, Maria, Jodie and Jenitha