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TRACK: PIVOT

The two chapters included here deal with two very simple but extremely useful moves. The first one - Pivoting - is to rotate a shot around a character, either to follow another character, or to reveal someone.

TRACK: CLOSE PUSH

A Close Push is in itself easy to do, and looks great. But there's a lot of meaning communicated in when and how we push, and if we do close pushes solely to create production-value, we can end up sending some very mixed signals and make a scene seem flat.

The purpose of this chapter is to have close pushes be as motivated as possible by creating a list of meanings to look for.

EXCERPT FROM "SCRIPT STAGING: NOT A SUSPECT"

One of the concerns of the course is to get away from storyboards, which force us to think sequentially and do very choppy blocking, and instead block in parallel with cameras that are aware of and complement each other.

In this excerpt from Volume V, each camera depends heavily on the others, which produces very cohesive blocking, and a fairly complex scene using only 6 setups.

BLOCKING WITH MODELS

Models are not just the most patient actors, there's a very particular reason The Master Course uses them: They are completely expressionless. As we work with dynamics between the characters and blocking camera moves, all emotions must be coming from the camera work.

Working with models is incredibly educational, because the effect of every technique becomes so clear. As soon as we separate the acting performance from the camera work, we get a much deeper understanding of how the camera work infers thoughts and feelings.

BLOCKING IN 3D

Learning Directing in 3D is a unique approach that is superior to any current method. Blocking techniques become extremely clear, we can quickly superimpose visual aids such as lines and field-of-view, and visualize many cameras at once when they're designed to work together.

3D is really the ideal environment for learning camera work, and makes advanced techniques obvious. Without the need for wrestling with diagrams in a book, we immediately get to see every technique, both from the camera's perspective, and how it fits into the mechanics of the scene.

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