#framing techniques

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Linear framing in BL using pathways and apertures to draw focus to the central figure(s). 

Central Aperture Framing 

I love the eye-line draw and symmetry of these shots. It’s very very focused with everything designed to draw attention to the central figure(s). I also love how consciously the director is using location. 

It’s a technique used tp draw focus to the characters in the center of the shot and emphasize their condition (usually togetherness and intimacy although with a solitary figure it can indicate the opposite). It’s quite a powerful visual. 

Generally in BL it’s used to indicate synergy or harmony between the couple. 

There’s a certain element of resolution and clarity, exposure, honesty, a nod to the fact that everything is now out in the open. It can be used when only one half of the couple has realized what he feels, like Given below. 

It’s often used after the couple has decided to be together, like my favorite of Dean & Pharm after their first kiss in Until We Meet Again. Or after they have come out to their families, like with Lovely Writer. 

Here’s Absolute BL 2 playing with it. 

Those are side characters in the frame with the main character (who thinks he’s a side character) interfering with the edge of it. In this case the filming technique itself is being used for parody. 

This technique exists in contrast to Peekaboo Framing which is used to indicate secrecy and claustrophobia, the sensation of being trapped. Until We Meet Again often uses central aperture for DeanPharm and peekaboo for KornIn to contrast the closeted doomed nature of the past relationship against the honest open pursuit of the present day reincarnated selves. 

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0SHARESshare on facebookshare on twitter The framing of a scene tells a lot about the characters, their struggles and the worlds they inhabit. Framing can change the impact and context of a scene for better or worse and ultimately the audiences’ interpretation of the same. From a teenager stretching the frame with his bare hands in Mommy to the…