The 180 degree rule is where the camera keeps on one side of the action, keeping the characters on a side of the axis. This is called an axis of action. As shown in the diagram, the line of vision is drawn through the two characters, the camera shots and angles can be any side of the line, but once chosen a side, cannot cross the line. Consequences would be disorientating for the audience and would show the characters positions being reversed. This is called the 180 degree rule because the camera can’t move more than 180 degrees (half a circle) around the characters.Monday, 1 December 2014
THE 180 DEGREE RULE
The 180 degree rule is where the camera keeps on one side of the action, keeping the characters on a side of the axis. This is called an axis of action. As shown in the diagram, the line of vision is drawn through the two characters, the camera shots and angles can be any side of the line, but once chosen a side, cannot cross the line. Consequences would be disorientating for the audience and would show the characters positions being reversed. This is called the 180 degree rule because the camera can’t move more than 180 degrees (half a circle) around the characters.
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Good practice (to bare in mind for the the real thing), is to return to posts and to illustrate how you used the technique in your film.
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