How to Shoot a Fight Scene
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bjbj Shooting action scenes requires quite a bit of magic to create the most dramatic
and stylized video possible. Now meet Lance. He s a black belt in our IT Department and
regularly eats gunpowder every single day. And this is Joseph, a purple belt in graphic
design and meaner than anybody else on the planet, and today, these two are gonna show
us how to fight. Action films are a genre that centers around using physical means to tell the story rather
than the use of dialog. There are many different types of subgenres to the category but there
are a few general tips that each of these categories contain. One of the most intriguing
aspects of storytelling comes in the form of the fight scene which contains three basic
elements; continuity, camera techniques and editing. When these elements are all combined
the end result is a very intense and very emotive piece of video making that will take
your viewers and kick them right in the face. Number one, continuity; one of the more important
aspects when it comes to shooting any action sequence is the screen direction. We have
to follow the invisible 180 degree line of what our eyes see, otherwise, we will end
up with a scene that doesn t flow correctly or seems jarring and results in a jump cut.
For example, what s wrong with this scene? The proper way would be to first get a shot
over the shoulder of the punch coming down and then a shot directly into the punch s
direction as it careens toward us. Let s take a look at this clip in its entirety. Number
two, camera techniques, there are multiple different shootings styles and camera techniques
that can be used when capturing a fight scene. When shooting the fight scene frame your subject
within a frame. Shoot the challenger through the crook of the elbow of the champion, then
reverse the angle as the challenger throws a fake punch. This also changes the point
of view. One of the most common angles when shooting a fight would be when the action
being shot is facing the camera. By shooting this way the audience automatically perceives
that the direction of the punch is heading for the victim for which the camera is replacing.
The same process and mental connection works when selling the impact of the punch. Let
s take a look at that again; framing, changing points of view, action facing the camera and
action away from the camera. Number three, editing. There are many different ways to
put together a fight scene. Three of the most common are using quick cuts which is generally
kept in line with the beat of a soundtrack, using slow motion shots which intensifies
the action by adding more dramatic elements to each movement, and editing to create an
emotion, rather than having clear cut and dry shots of the action which, in turn, creates
a disorienting experience for the viewer, making them feel as if they had just witnessed
a fight, rather than actually showing them the fight. s take a look at each of these
techniques in greater detail. Number one, quick cuts. Using multiple shots can help
create a fast pace and chaotic struggle. One of the key elements that creates this chaotic
mood is editing these shots to the beat of the music. If it s a chaotic song we are most
likely to accept those same feelings when watching a scene play out. Number two, slow
motion. Slowing down a sequence draws more attention to the finer details that are generally
missed in real time. By doing so we can add additional meaning to a clip that is normally
looked over. This creates a dramatic element to our sequence. For example in the film,
Rocky, the director could have chose to simply shoot a normal boxing match in a normal way.
Instead he brought us into the scene by making us understand the dramatic impact of each
punch which, in turn, made us as viewers more emotionally connected to the scene. Number
three, editing for emotion. Like slow motion, editing for emotion centers around bringing
the overall mood to the viewer by showing them just enough to understand a specific
emotion that an editor or director is trying to convey. For example, in this sequence from
the 2008 Frank Miller movie, The Spirit, the idea is to edit to convey a certain emotion
rather than simply shooting someone attack someone else. This is commonplace for keeping
a dark character looking menacing or to explain the passage of time. Shooting action sequences
can be an art in and of itself which we ll master to add elements of style, drama and
emotion to your project. [End of Audio] Shooting Flight Scenes Page PAGE of NUMPAGES www.verbalink.com
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Page i Times New Roman Shooting action scenes requires quite a bit of magic to create the
most dramatic and n stylized video possible. Now meet Lance. He s a black belt in our IT
Department and regularly eats gunpowder every single day. And this is Joseph, a purple belt
in grap hic design and meaner than anybody else on the planet, and today, these two are
gonna show us how to fight. Action films are a genre that centers around using physical
means to tell the story rather than the use of dialog. There are many different types
of subgenres to the category but there are a few general tips that each of these categories
contain.i One of the most intriguing aspects of storytelling comes in the form of the fight
scene which contains three basic elements; continuity, camera techniques and editing.
When these elements are all combined the end result is a very intense and very emotive
piece of video making that will take your viewers and kick them right in the face.i
Number one, continuity; one of the more important aspects when it come s to shooting any action
sequence is the screen direction. We have to follow the invisible 180 degree f line
of what our eyes see, otherwise, we will end up with a scene that doesn t flow correctly
or seems jarring and results in a jump cut.e For example, w s wrong with this scene? The
proper way would be to first get a shot over the shoulder of the punch coming down and
then a shot directly into the punch direction as it careens toward us. Let s take a look
at this clip in its entirety.s Number two, camera techniques, there are multiple different
shootings styles and camera techniques that can be used when capturing a fight scene.
When shooting the fight scene f frame your subject within a frame. Shoot the challenger
through the crook of the elbow the champion, then reverse the angle as the challenger throws
a fake punch. This also changes the point of view. One of the most common angles when
shooting a fight would be when the action being l shot is facing the camera. By shooting
this way the audie nce automatically perceives that the direction of the punch is heading
for the victim for which the camera is replacing. The same process and mental connection works
when selling the impact of the punch. s take a look at that again; framing, changing points
of view, action facing the camera and action away from the camera. Number three, editing.
There are many different ways to put together a fight scene. Three of the most common are
using quick cuts which is generally kept in line with the beat of a soundtrack, using
slow motion shots which intensifies the action by adding more dramatic elements to each movement,
and editing to create an emotion, rather than having clear cut and dry shots of the action
which, in turn, creates a disorienting experie nce for the viewer, making them feel as if
they had just witnessed a fight, rather h than actually showing them the fight. "System
Verbal Ink Shooting Flight Scenes Shooting action scenes requires quite a bit of magic
to create the most dramatic Action films are a genre that centers around using physical
means to tell the st One of the most intriguing aspects of storytelling comes in the form
of the figh Number one, continuity; one of the more important aspects when it comes to
shoot For example, what s wrong with this scene? The proper way would be to first get
Number two, camera techniques, there are multiple different shootings styles and One of the
most common angles when shooting a fight would be when the action bei The same process and
mental connection works when selling the impact of the punc Number three, editing. There are
many different ways to put together a fight sc s take a look at each of these techniques
in greater detail. Number one, qu Number two, slow motion. Slowing down a sequence draws
more attention to the fi For example in the film, Rocky, the director could have chose
to simply shoot a Number three, editing for emotion. Like slow motion, editing for emotion
center For example, in this sequence from the 2008 Frank Miller movie, The Spirit, the
Shooting action sequences can be an art in and of itself which we ll master to a [End
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and stylized video possible. Now meet Lance. He s a black belt in our IT Department and
regularly eats gunpowder every single day. And this is Joseph, a purple belt in graphic
design and meaner than anybody else on the planet, and today, these two are gonna show
us how to fight. Action films are a genre that centers around using physical means to tell the story rather
than the use of dialog. There are many different types of subgenres to the category but there
are a few general tips that each of these categories contain. One of the most intriguing
aspects of storytelling comes in the form of the fight scene which contains three basic
elements; continuity, camera techniques and editing. When these elements are all combined
the end result is a very intense and very emotive piece of video making that will take
your viewers and kick them right in the face. Number one, continuity; one of the more important
aspects when it comes to shooting any action sequence is the screen direction. We have
to follow the invisible 180 degree line of what our eyes see, otherwise, we will end
up with a scene that doesn t flow correctly or seems jarring and results in a jump cut.
For example, what s wrong with this scene? The proper way would be to first get a shot
over the shoulder of the punch coming down and then a shot directly into the punch s
direction as it careens toward us. Let s take a look at this clip in its entirety. Number
two, camera techniques, there are multiple different shootings styles and camera techniques
that can be used when capturing a fight scene. When shooting the fight scene frame your subject
within a frame. Shoot the challenger through the crook of the elbow of the champion, then
reverse the angle as the challenger throws a fake punch. This also changes the point
of view. One of the most common angles when shooting a fight would be when the action
being shot is facing the camera. By shooting this way the audience automatically perceives
that the direction of the punch is heading for the victim for which the camera is replacing.
The same process and mental connection works when selling the impact of the punch. Let
s take a look at that again; framing, changing points of view, action facing the camera and
action away from the camera. Number three, editing. There are many different ways to
put together a fight scene. Three of the most common are using quick cuts which is generally
kept in line with the beat of a soundtrack, using slow motion shots which intensifies
the action by adding more dramatic elements to each movement, and editing to create an
emotion, rather than having clear cut and dry shots of the action which, in turn, creates
a disorienting experience for the viewer, making them feel as if they had just witnessed
a fight, rather than actually showing them the fight. s take a look at each of these
techniques in greater detail. Number one, quick cuts. Using multiple shots can help
create a fast pace and chaotic struggle. One of the key elements that creates this chaotic
mood is editing these shots to the beat of the music. If it s a chaotic song we are most
likely to accept those same feelings when watching a scene play out. Number two, slow
motion. Slowing down a sequence draws more attention to the finer details that are generally
missed in real time. By doing so we can add additional meaning to a clip that is normally
looked over. This creates a dramatic element to our sequence. For example in the film,
Rocky, the director could have chose to simply shoot a normal boxing match in a normal way.
Instead he brought us into the scene by making us understand the dramatic impact of each
punch which, in turn, made us as viewers more emotionally connected to the scene. Number
three, editing for emotion. Like slow motion, editing for emotion centers around bringing
the overall mood to the viewer by showing them just enough to understand a specific
emotion that an editor or director is trying to convey. For example, in this sequence from
the 2008 Frank Miller movie, The Spirit, the idea is to edit to convey a certain emotion
rather than simply shooting someone attack someone else. This is commonplace for keeping
a dark character looking menacing or to explain the passage of time. Shooting action sequences
can be an art in and of itself which we ll master to add elements of style, drama and
emotion to your project. [End of Audio] Shooting Flight Scenes Page PAGE of NUMPAGES www.verbalink.com
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Page i Times New Roman Shooting action scenes requires quite a bit of magic to create the
most dramatic and n stylized video possible. Now meet Lance. He s a black belt in our IT
Department and regularly eats gunpowder every single day. And this is Joseph, a purple belt
in grap hic design and meaner than anybody else on the planet, and today, these two are
gonna show us how to fight. Action films are a genre that centers around using physical
means to tell the story rather than the use of dialog. There are many different types
of subgenres to the category but there are a few general tips that each of these categories
contain.i One of the most intriguing aspects of storytelling comes in the form of the fight
scene which contains three basic elements; continuity, camera techniques and editing.
When these elements are all combined the end result is a very intense and very emotive
piece of video making that will take your viewers and kick them right in the face.i
Number one, continuity; one of the more important aspects when it come s to shooting any action
sequence is the screen direction. We have to follow the invisible 180 degree f line
of what our eyes see, otherwise, we will end up with a scene that doesn t flow correctly
or seems jarring and results in a jump cut.e For example, w s wrong with this scene? The
proper way would be to first get a shot over the shoulder of the punch coming down and
then a shot directly into the punch direction as it careens toward us. Let s take a look
at this clip in its entirety.s Number two, camera techniques, there are multiple different
shootings styles and camera techniques that can be used when capturing a fight scene.
When shooting the fight scene f frame your subject within a frame. Shoot the challenger
through the crook of the elbow the champion, then reverse the angle as the challenger throws
a fake punch. This also changes the point of view. One of the most common angles when
shooting a fight would be when the action being l shot is facing the camera. By shooting
this way the audie nce automatically perceives that the direction of the punch is heading
for the victim for which the camera is replacing. The same process and mental connection works
when selling the impact of the punch. s take a look at that again; framing, changing points
of view, action facing the camera and action away from the camera. Number three, editing.
There are many different ways to put together a fight scene. Three of the most common are
using quick cuts which is generally kept in line with the beat of a soundtrack, using
slow motion shots which intensifies the action by adding more dramatic elements to each movement,
and editing to create an emotion, rather than having clear cut and dry shots of the action
which, in turn, creates a disorienting experie nce for the viewer, making them feel as if
they had just witnessed a fight, rather h than actually showing them the fight. "System
Verbal Ink Shooting Flight Scenes Shooting action scenes requires quite a bit of magic
to create the most dramatic Action films are a genre that centers around using physical
means to tell the st One of the most intriguing aspects of storytelling comes in the form
of the figh Number one, continuity; one of the more important aspects when it comes to
shoot For example, what s wrong with this scene? The proper way would be to first get
Number two, camera techniques, there are multiple different shootings styles and One of the
most common angles when shooting a fight would be when the action bei The same process and
mental connection works when selling the impact of the punc Number three, editing. There are
many different ways to put together a fight sc s take a look at each of these techniques
in greater detail. Number one, qu Number two, slow motion. Slowing down a sequence draws
more attention to the fi For example in the film, Rocky, the director could have chose
to simply shoot a Number three, editing for emotion. Like slow motion, editing for emotion
center For example, in this sequence from the 2008 Frank Miller movie, The Spirit, the
Shooting action sequences can be an art in and of itself which we ll master to a [End
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