Over The Shoulder Framing

Over The Shoulder framing is a common technique used in most productions to create an over the shoulder shot. They are used to show the audience that a conversation is occurring, it looks realistic and allows the audience to see both people in the shot as the camera is positioned behind the shoulder of one and then directed at the other. Over the shoulder framing can create different emotions from happiness to feeling anxious as only one characters face is on show. This is placed as a shot reverse shot so both characters are visible.