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“Short Siding”
Came across the film term “short siding” as in “we short sided the subject in the frame”… could someone clarify for me what this means? I searched on-line, and found people talking about it, but not a clarification as to what it is exactly. Does is simply mean to position the subject to the right or left side, with appropriate look-space?
Thanks
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Just to put the subject to the left or right side *without* appropriate look space. So a subject is on the right side looking right or left side looking left… they would be looking at the closer frame edge, or looking towards the “short side” of the frame…
KC
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…which gives screen room for the monster/killer creeping up behind them, unawares and unseen except for the audience?
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Thanks for the clarification!
Cal
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It’s also a lighting term from portraiture work. Short siding v. broad siding, has to do with how the face is keyed relative to camera position. I prefer broad lighting and Rembrandt.
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