1. Good composition using the “Rule of Thirds” technique
You will create a slideshow with five still images taken from clips of your favorite films, describing how the Director of Photography (aka DP or cameraperson) has used good composition and The Rule of Thirds technique.
Below are the steps:
Steps for your PowerPoint assignment:
Make a folder on your desktop and name it Rule of Thirds.

Google movie trailers from five of your favorite movies.**

Identify one point in each of the five film clips that illustrates good composition and where the Director of Photography, or DP has used the Rule of Thirds technique.

STOP the video at a point in the film clip where you see good composition and where you think the DP has used this tool to make the viewer look where he/she wants them to look.

Use the keyboard command Command / Shift / 4  to take a screen shot on your computer. Press and hold all three keys one at a time. You will get a target icon on your computer. Click and drag a box across the image where you want to take a screen shot and where you have stopped the film. This will take a screen shot of your image and place a .png file on your desktop. Drag this image into your folder.

Using this Powerpoint template, drag and drop your five screen captures onto the 5 slides and save the PowerPoint file into your Rule of Thirds folder on your desktop. (This assignment is worth 25 points).
** Any use of inappropriate imagery will result in an automatic “F” on this assignment.

2. Still #1: Drag and drop one of the five screen shots from your desktop folder into the box above. Describe in 1-2 sentences how you think the Director of Photography (DP or cameraperson) has used the The Rule of Thirds in the film shot you have screen captured. Erase the text here and rewrite over it with your own words. Save your PowerPoint file into the folder on your desktop named “Rule of Thirds.”

3. Still #2: Drag and drop one of the five screen shots from your desktop folder into the box above. Describe in 1-2 sentences how you think the Director of Photography (DP or cameraperson) has used the The Rule of Thirds in the film shot you have screen captured. Erase the text here and rewrite over it with your own words. Save your PowerPoint file into the folder on your desktop named “Rule of Thirds.”

4. Still #3: Drag and drop one of the five screen shots from your desktop folder into the box above. Describe in 1-2 sentences how you think the Director of Photography (DP or cameraperson) has used the The Rule of Thirds in the film shot you have screen captured. Erase the text here and rewrite over it with your own words. Save your PowerPoint file into the folder on your desktop named “Rule of Thirds.”

5. Still #4: Drag and drop one of the five screen shots from your desktop folder into the box above. Describe in 1-2 sentences how you think the Director of Photography (DP or cameraperson) has used the The Rule of Thirds in the film shot you have screen captured. Erase the text here and rewrite over it with your own words. Save your PowerPoint file into the folder on your desktop named “Rule of Thirds.”

6. Still #5: Drag and drop one of the five screen shots from your desktop folder into the box above. Describe in 1-2 sentences how you think the Director of Photography (DP or cameraperson) has used the The Rule of Thirds in the film shot you have screen captured. Erase the text here and rewrite over it with your own words. Save your PowerPoint file into a folder on your desktop named “Rule of Thirds.”