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