Visual Story Structure Research

TITLE THIS BLOG POST: Visual Story Structure Research
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FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS IN THE:
- Read CINEMATOGRAPHY The Visuals and the Story by Bruce Block (PDF)
  - Author, The Visual Story: Creating the Visual Structure of Film, TV and Digital Media
- Study each component and look for examples in films
- Review the Visual Story Template (PDF)
- Use the Story Visual Intensity Structure Scene Worksheet (PDF) to plan out the Visual Story component
- Use the Story Visual Intensity Structure Film Worksheet (PDF) to plan out the complete production
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Seven Visual Story Components

SPACE:
LINE & SHAPE : Shape of background should line up with character’s emotions & the situation they are in.
TONE
COLOR:
MOVEMENT:
RHYTHM:

Cue	Notes
	Space: Affinity- limited Contrast- deep
	Line and Shape: Affinity- Straight Contrast- Curved
	Tone: Affinity- Coincidence Contrast Non-Coincidence Coincidence showing the person as to be good. Non-Coincidence don’t show them EX: Person with back turned is a bad guy. People look at the brightest area of the frame. Color isn’t tone Brighten important objects, blur or darken un-important object
	Color: Affinity- Desaturated Contrast- Saturated
	Movement: Affinity- horizontal contrast diagonal
	Rhythm: Affinity- slow Contrast- Fast