Monday 9 November 2009

The 180 Degree Rule


The 180 degree rule is a very important rule to adhere to. If you dont your filming piece will look very disjointed and strange, because it creates the illusion that both characters are looking in the same Direction.

The rule entails making sure when you film over the shoulder shots in a conversation you keep left/right relationship in which you film excatly the same. Eg if you film one characters over the shoulder from the left you need to make sure you film the next over the shoulder from the same side on the other character and visa versa. I understand that explaining things isnt excatly my strong point so ive provided a picture and a video aswell.

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