Wednesday, 6 February 2013

The 180 Degree Rule


Keeping the 180 degree rule


The 180 degree rule states that a camera should be placed somewhere inside 180 degrees on a particular side of the invisible line of a shot containing two or more people filmed in a sequence. If the camera crosses the line, it disorients/confuses the audience because it makes it look like the people have switched places.

Two characters in a scene should maintain the same left-right relationship to one another. If the camera passes over the line, it is called jumping the line or crossing the line.

No comments:

Post a Comment