Task One: Staging

Upon choosing one frame from six different medias, I studied the staging and meaning interpreted based on the Basics of Animation.

Pixar's "Luca" (2021)

In this one-shot, the character is diagonally staring at their hand as they seem to transform from scales to human skin. The current shot has several areas it connects to the "Rule of Thirds" grid, which directs attention to the character's face in this Close Up and the emotions they present. The character is placed in the foreground, with the open sky free of visual pollution; a rock placed in the mid-ground to delve into the setting and add intrigue.

Sony & Marvel's "Into the Spider-Verse" (2018)

This two-shot shows a larger Spiderman strategizing, while a younger on stares and copies their movement. The composition follows the "Golden Ratio" for the impression of an organic setting, while drawing the audience's attention diagonally. The characters are placed in the foreground with trees and rocks to convey a forest, and the medium long shot perspective shows them crouching.

DreamWorks' "How To Train Your Dragon" (2010)

The usage of "Rule of Thirds" in this Three-Shot works well to divert the audience's attention from the people in fear, then attention to the dragon: both placed in the foreground. The mid-shot showcases all three of them, and wooden walls placed in the midground and background.

Sony's "Mitchells vs. the Machines" (2021)

The people in this four-shot are lined up next to each other with a 'V' shape in diagonals. The characters are placed in the mid-ground, a desk in the foreground, and a wall with some hanging shirts as the background. The shot type is a medium closeup to showcase their simultaneous emotions.

Studio Ghibli's "The Tale of Princess Kaguya" (2013)

This frame is a crowd-shot which focuses on a child walking on earth in the foreground and some children and a tree in the midground. The frame has a diagonal angling, while it utilizes the "Golden Ratio" to showcase the narrative in a long-shot.

Netflix's "The Queen's Gambit" (2020)

This crowd-shot is taken as a long shot. The attention of the audience is directed to the two people in the foreground playing chess, then to the crowd watching them from the midground; further proved by the two players being directly on the dots and lines of the Thirds.