Rule Of Thirds

After the alpha presentation, I was much happier with the camera shots in the cinematic. However, after we had a lecture about the rule of thirds, I decided that I would try and include this in some shots. Whilst I am personally sceptical as to whether the rule of thirds actually makes any difference, I decided that it was worth including as it may still make the cinematic more appealing to others. Below I have included screenshots from my cinematic, with the final camera placements, which show all the areas where I have tried to line items up to the rule of thirds grid.

In the first shot, the bottom two points on the grid are lined up with the white lines which mark the edge of the race track.

Where the camera comes to rest, the two right points line up with the top and bottom of the barrier. The top and bottom of edges of the barrier, also create two lines which point towards the area where the car appears from.

Here, I’ve aligned the front tire perfectly between the two horizontal lines.

The second shot of the car has the side of the car on the bottom left point, and the top of the car lining up with the top line.

In the final shot, the end of the track sits on the bottom line. The point of this is that hopefully, this will draw the eye towards the car as it exits the scene.