Preliminary task

Preliminary task preparation

180 Degree Rule

Two characters in the same scene should always have the same left/right relationship to each other. If the camera passes over the imaginary axis connecting the two subjects it is called 'Crossing the line'. The new shot from the opposite side is known as the 'reverse angle'.

In film making this rule is very important and will always be taken into consideration. However film makers sometimes cross the line intentionally to create disorientation. The axis can sometimes determine how emotional a scene can be, the close the camera becomes to the axia the more emotionally intreged the audience will become.