Shot Composition, Framing and the Rule of Thirds...

As media students it is essential for us to understand how to frame a shot correctly to ensure the composition is right. There are obviously many different ways of framing a shot and there are multiple factors that have to be taken into consideration. For example, the movement of the camera, the mise-en-scene, depth of field, the background and foreground etc.

Here is a video that explains the rule of thirds;

Being a photography student as well as a media studies student has been really helpful when it comes to framing shots for our films. Here is an example of someone's photographs with the rule of thirds framing over it;