Composition: Rule Of thirds

In filmmaking, composition is another important factor of camerawork used by many filmmakers to direct the eyes of the audience to the right places of the frame, centering the focus of the audience to one area in the scene. In this blog, the techniques of composition will be discussed with one of the four categories: Rule of Thirds, Balance, Blocking and Depth of Field. The next blogs will continue discussing composition.

Rule of Thirds:

The rule of thirds is used by filmmakers to give a more aesthetically pleasing look to a frame, making audiences attracted to certain types of pictures and creating memorable scenes in the film. The rule of thirds is achieved by applying a grid to the camera; the grid having two vertical lines and two horizontal lines across the screen. The part of the process which is considered the rule of thirds is when the subject of the frame is off-centered and placed in three of the nine rectangles of the frame or when there is a scenic shot of the ocean and land; it would be best of the horizon or the line between the land and sea we placed on one of the lines of the grid.