Presentation on the Choreography for the camera Notes:

Structure of the work

Try not to make work to ‘fit’ the frame. 

If the action begins and ends in the frame it will lack fluidity

Movement through the frame creates energy and draws the eye from one shot to the next

Fragments and close ups stimulate viewer’s imagination for active viewing

This is easier if the choreography is created first – camera can then affect the perception of movement to fit intention of the work

Filming for the edit

Two basic approaches to time and space…

Filming to maintain continuity of live choreography or

Montage – live choreography is completely reordered in edit

Questions to consider when framing the dance

Where is my eye drawn? Where does it move to next?

What creates depth in the frame?

What effect does light have?

What effect does movement to and from the lens have?

What effect does movement across the frame have?

What effect is created by objects and architecture within the frame?