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action. Audiences today have become accustomed to seeing one action shot
after another and typically lose interest quickly if this is not the case.
Rent a movie you recently saw and thought was boring.
Watch it again and notice the percentage of shots having
little or no action. Does the lack of action contribute to your
overall feeling of boredom with the movie?
Application Activity
Head Room
The space between the top of a person’s head to the top of the screen
is called head room, Figure 4-2. This space should be kept to a minimum,
unless something important is going to happen above the head of the talent.
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Figure 4-2. Head room is
an important consideration
when framing a shot.
A—Excessive head room
usually indicates that
something is about to
happen above the subject’s
head. B—Correct head
room spacing ensures that
the audience’s attention is
not diverted from the main
subject of the shot.
B
A
head room: The space
between the top of a person’s
head to the top of the
television screen.