Composition and Frame

Composition

Composition noun - A literary, musical, or artistic production.

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Frame and composition are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Frame" instead a noun "Composition".

Frame noun - The arrangement of parts that gives something its basic form.

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Composition and frame are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Composition" instead a noun "Frame".

Nearby Words: framed, framework, framing

human	human composition	human frame
old	old composition	old frame
physical	physical composition	physical frame
full	full composition	full frame
Other adjectives: exact, similar, short, certain, current, original, circular, proper, single, heavy, actual, wrong, black, dark, new, final, basic, different.

Widescreen Shot: King Kong and Godzilla first share the same frame in such a composition.

Source: Film / King Kong vs. Godzilla
It creates narrative tension by making the viewer expect someone (or some thing) to lunge into frame and balance the composition.

Source: Half-Empty Two-Shot
Watching Toy Story 15 years after it was originally made, while the composition of the elements is still impressive, it is noticeable how certain textures (hair and fabric) are left rather ambiguous and that the faces of human characters other than Sid are often out of frame.

Source: Early Installment Weirdness / Film

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