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Real World Digital Video, Second Edition
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Real World Digital Video, Second Edition

by Pete Shaner, Gerald Everett Jones
March 2004
Beginner
536 pages
14h 29m
English
Peachpit Press
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Blocking the Action

Blocking is a term inherited from live theater to describe an actor's movements on stage. Your ideas about blocking a scene will have a big impact on camera placement and other elements of your shot plan.

BLOCKING: An actor's movements within a scene.

Naturally, you want to limit the actors' movements so they won't stray beyond the boundaries of the set or move into areas that would be out of focus or poorly lit. At the same time, effective blocking is every bit as important—sometimes more so—than dialogue in conveying information and emotion to the audience.

REALITY CHECK

Screenwriting instructors talk about the notion of “character” ...

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