lundi 28 février 2011

180° Rule /!\ To not forget

The 180° rule is a basic guideline in film making that states that two characters (or other elements) 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. It is usually considered as a newbie error. The new shot, from the opposite side, is known as a reverse angle.
The 180° is essential for the movie to respect continuity editing.



By breaking the 180° Rule, the spectator can be lost by being confuse between differents characters. This effect on the spectator is sometimes used by filmmaker like in The Lord of The rings during the "Smeagol/Gollum schizophrenic scene" :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCs9EnY5R8U&feature=related

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