Behind the Lens

B-roll is supporting footage used alongside the main interview or action to help tell a story. It can show what a speaker describes or keep a sequence visually clear while their voice continues over a cut. A-roll carries the central material; B-roll helps the audience understand it. That distinction depends on how you use a…

Camera shots and angles control what viewers see, how close they feel to a character, and what they understand about a scene. Shot size sets the frame’s boundaries; camera angle sets the viewpoint. Neither determines the story’s meaning alone. The 24 choices below cover framing, narrative function, subject relationships, focus, and movement. These are overlapping…