CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

1   CAMERAWORK

The fundamentals of shooting when time is of the essence, and when slices of time are embedded in the image, beginning with preparation, a view of what a unique moment can bring, shooting styles and techniques, and the key role of editing.

INTRODUCTION

A HISTORY OF MOMENT

PRIORITIZING MOMENT

THE VIDEO-CLIP APPROACH

URGENCY, PRECISION, SPEED

THREE STYLES OF CAMERAWORK

POSTURE

GESTURE

EXPRESSION

EDITING

2   IN-CAMERA MOMENTS

Moments that are mainly dependent on point of view and framing—that exist for the camera only and not for other people.

INTRODUCTION

SLOTTING IN PLACE

NEAT-FIT MOMENT

ANTICIPATED MOMENT

ORDERED MOMENT

PASSING FIGURE

FRAMING MOMENT

ADVANCING MOMENT

RECEDING MOMENT

SYMMETRICAL MOMENT

COMBINING ...

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