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 Chapter seven is all about drawing the audiences eye. This chapter gives six techniques that help us draw the audiences attention. The first step is exposure. The human eye will be drawn to the brightest point in the frame. So its important to make the point of interest the brightest in the frame. Step 2 is focus showing that the audience will be drawn to whatever is in focus for the longest period of time. Step 3 is about movement and says that the audience will be drawn to anything that is moving in the frame. Step 4 is color this says that if there is a color that is not in the color pallet. The eye would be drawn to the color that stands out. Step 5 is frame within a frame this is a way to create a frame within a frame. This allows the audiences eye to be drawn to the new frame. The final step is words, this means that anytime there are words on the screen that your eyes are drawn to them. These six steps allow us to realize all of the different things that allows the audience to draw attention to something.

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This is a great article that draws attention to the six filmmaking techniques. Reading these will allow you to understand the importance of what you film in order to draw the viewers attention.