The Rule of Thirds
Firstly, the rule of thirds is one of the most common camera framing techniques used in film or photography. It's about positioning a character to show their relation to other elements in the scene.
Imagine a tic-tac-toe board — two lines running vertical, and two more running horizontal.
Balance and symmetry
Artists use this technique to direct the viewer’s eye to a specific place. And leading the eye to the center of the screen might end up serving your story better, and garner more emotion.
Leading lines
Leading lines are actual lines (or sometimes imaginary ones) in a shot, that lead the eye to key elements in the scene.
Artists use this technique to direct the viewer’s eye but they also use it to connect the character to essential objects, situations, or secondary subjects. Whatever your eye is being drawn to in a scene, leading lines probably have something to do with it.
Eye-level framing
Eye-level framing positions the audience at eye-level with the characters, which plants the idea that we are equal with the character. Leading the eye and the mind to consider how we would feel if we were there, because it almost feels like we already are.
