Film Art 9th Edition by David Bordwell,Kristin Thompson

Exercise 8

[Show a brief clip from a film, preferably one the students have seen before; if the film is in black and white, substitute "lighting" for "color" in the question.] Discuss which compositional elements (moving objects versus static ones, color, balance, and size) guide our eye around the screen in the shots in the clip. Be as specific as possible in your descriptions.