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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&amp;#039;Drama" data-source="post: 241227" data-attributes="member: 23">This is an interesting observation and perfectly explains the psychology behind composition in dramatic series. When watching A Place To Call Home recently I took a number of screenshots - something I don&#039;t normally do. I noticed a trend for characters&#039; heads to be at the very top of frame, and often disappearing slightly out of shot (which doesn&#039;t always make for great avatars. My current one being a case in point). I knew there had to be a reason for this choice, but couldn&#039;t fully put my finger on what it was. When taking a photograph of someone, I&#039;d usually make a point of getting some space above my subject. This can draw attention to the background as much as the person (which is often the intent). Now you&#039;ve pointed out about dramatic tension leaking from the scenes it makes sense why dramatic series&#039; are framed very differently to portraits.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 241227, member: 23"] This is an interesting observation and perfectly explains the psychology behind composition in dramatic series. When watching[I] A Place To Call Home [/I]recently I took a number of screenshots - something I don't normally do. I noticed a trend for characters' heads to be at the very top of frame, and often disappearing slightly out of shot (which doesn't always make for great avatars. My current one being a case in point). I knew there had to be a reason for this choice, but couldn't fully put my finger on what it was. When taking a photograph of someone, I'd usually make a point of getting some space above my subject. This can draw attention to the background as much as the person (which is often the intent). Now you've pointed out about dramatic tension leaking from the scenes it makes sense why dramatic series' are framed very differently to portraits. [/QUOTE]

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