Shooting plates seem to be a simple process. The challenge is mainly focused on choosing the right cameras, and lenses, and assembling the rig. However, which is preferred? Shooting with an array of cinema cameras, or with one camera and an ultra-wide cinema lens? Here are some insights.
An array of three Sony Venice. Picture: Sony Cinematic plates
Sometimes it’s hard to shoot a scene where you really want to shoot it. For instance, shooting at the Champs-Élysées. Hence, you’d prefer to shoot a plate. That’s when background plates come in handy. Background plates are a type of compositing, which is the technique of combining foreground and background elements into a single shot. Thus, plate shots are images you capture of the background, usually without your subjects in the frame. Plate shots are typically used for the purpose of creating a composite (or plate composite) in post.
An array of three Sony Venice. Picture: Sony Cinematic plates
Sometimes it’s hard to shoot a scene where you really want to shoot it. For instance, shooting at the Champs-Élysées. Hence, you’d prefer to shoot a plate. That’s when background plates come in handy. Background plates are a type of compositing, which is the technique of combining foreground and background elements into a single shot. Thus, plate shots are images you capture of the background, usually without your subjects in the frame. Plate shots are typically used for the purpose of creating a composite (or plate composite) in post.
- 10/25/2022
- by Yossy Mendelovich
- YMCinema
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