But you've got to know what your eye is doing! You might think it works like this:
Panning
That's not what happens. Your eyes nearly closed, your head and eyes whip round and open again. In effect, you CUT from one picture to the next:
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Cutting
Cutting seems natural. But cut to what?
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A Long Shot? |
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A Mid Shot? |
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A Close Up? |
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A Big Close Up? |
The rule for shot size is: the greater the emotion,
the closer the shot should be.
But remember that even the best phone camera screen is small; so keep close if in doubt. |