Framing a Shot Based on the Background

A while back I wrote about standard framing for an interview.  We used the rule-of-thirds in order to properly place a subject that is either looking directly at the camera or looking towards somebody conducting an interview. This approach is a great one to use on many (or even most) instances.  However, the background can often alter these standard framing principles.

In the previous post, we talked about placing the subject center-frame when speaking directly to the camera.  This is a proper approach to take on many standard sets or common backgrounds.  Suppose a standard classroom is your background.  There’s no reason to frame according to any particular part of your classroom.

But say there is a big display in the classroom that is relevant to what it is you are discussing on camera.  There may be reason to make that display a part of your shot.  In this scenario, the subject may be off-center with the display, still in the background, but next to the subject.

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