So, your script is ready for production. Your producer has everyone ready to go. You film scene after scene for weeks and then come upon a scene that truly is hard to get done and needs actual choreography by everyone on set.
Scene Blueprints for New Filmmakers: BLOCKING
LET’S BREAK DOWN A SCENE.
So, how would YOU go about it?
Well…The first thing is the STORYBOARD,
which is created to show your SHOT LIST. It would visualize how the scene would be shot.
This is normally where your camera crew would come together to create the plan with the director, cinematographer (DP), and others.
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Some pros compare blocking to a stage play where actors have specific spots to be in. Here, the Director decides where everyone will stand, sit, move, and gesture. The Assistant Director (AD) tends to help coordinating this process. The Director and Actors read-through to understand the dialogue and emotional beats step by step. Here is a great video I think you will like.
REMEMBER, THE RULE OF THE TRIANGLE.
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Comes LIGHTING, to set the mood and tone. There are three basic types of lighting in film:
- key light (lights placed above the actors’ heads to create strong shadow). The key light is the first and usually most important light that a photographer, cinematographer, lighting cameraman, or other scene composer will use in a lighting setup. The purpose of the key light is to highlight the form and dimension of the subject. The key light is not a rigid requirement; omitting the key light can result in a silhouette effect. Many key lights may be placed in a scene to illuminate a moving subject at opportune moments.
- fill light (a light used to fill in and soften the shadows produced by the key light). Fill light (often simply fill) may be used to reduce the contrast of a scene to match the dynamic range of the recording media and record the same amount of detail typically seen by eye in average lighting and considered normal. From that baseline of normality, using more or less fill will make shadows seem lighter or darker than normal, which will cause the viewer to react differently, by inferring both environmental and mood clues from the tone of the shadows.
- backlight (placed behind the actors, creating a sort of glow around them so that they stand out in a scene). Backlighting is the process of illuminating the subject from the back. In other words, the lighting instrument and the viewer face each other, with the subject in between. This creates a glowing effect on the edges of the subject, while other areas are darker. The backlight can be a natural or artificial source of light. When artificial, the back light is usually placed directly behind the subject in a 4-point lighting setup. A back light, which lights foreground elements from the rear, is not to be confused with a background light, which lights background elements (such as scenery).
Film noir (is associated with a low-key, black-and-white visual style that has roots in German Expressionist cinematography), relies heavily on ‘low-key lighting’ to create an uncanny atmosphere. This is when there is a high ratio of key light to fill light, resulting in vivid contrasts and strong black shadows. Follow this link to learn more. 
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