http://digitalvideodirectors.com Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:47:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://digitalvideodirectors.com/140/the-180-degree-rule/ http://digitalvideodirectors.com/140/the-180-degree-rule/#comments Sat, 10 Oct 2009 17:05:28 +0000 Kubrick http://digitalvideodirectors.com/?p=140 To maintain continuity, draw a line between 2 actors and keep the camera on one side of that line. Only break the line when there is a very compelling reason to. This is one of the basic principals of filmmaking and it’s easily demonstrated during a football game. If Team A is on the left side of the screen and they are trying to score on the right side of the screen, switching to a shot where Team A is rushing into the end zone on the left side of the screen would confuse viewers. The audience would thing Team A just scored on their own end zone! There is another great writeup on the Mark Kennedy’s Site site.

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