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MORE..SHOT TYPES AND
RULES
180 DEGREE RULE The rule states that the camera(s) should
remain the same side of an imaginary line The line is drawn perpendicular the
camera’s viewpoint in the establishing shot of the scene
The rule enforces continuity of the film An example is that in a car chase scene, if
the car is travelling from right to left, the next shot must also be shot from the same side, meaning the car has to enter the frame right to left again
The same applies for football matches and other sport
The rule should never be broken Only defence for breaking the rule is ‘for
effect’ Breaking the rule will confuse the
audience, especially in scenes of chase, conversation or sport
Camera must always be on one side of the line
This is an example of the rule being obeyed:
EYE LINE Crossing the line when filming over the
shoulder shots shifts the person’s eye line, meaning that the actors’ eye lines do not match
-Example from my preliminary task
RESULTS OF BREAKING THE RULE Confusion of audience
Audience lose focus
Become disorientated
Miss vital parts of the film
WAYS AROUND THE RULE The only way to cross the line without
disorientating the audience is to show the camera movement
You cannot cut across the line or the viewer will not be orientated
Once the line has been crossed, and movement shown, you have to stay on that side of the line, unless you show the movement back over it.
The clip below shows a violation of the rule used for effect
The effect created is that of a shot/reverse/shot, but really, the subject is just one character
VIDEO EXAMPLE