Story Telling With Pictures - Monday 10th October

180 Degree Rule:

Where you position the camera in a scene is where you place the audience in the scene.

If you keep within the rule you will always keep the character on the same side of the screen.
Screen left or screen right. The character will always be on the same side.

The characters will always be looking at each other (looking left to right) for example for the whole scene.

When it is done it doesn't throw off the audience at all. However when you do it wrong and break the rule will make the viewer confused.

If you want to move to the other side of the line, you have to show the camera has moved across the line so we haven't broken the rule. The audience won't be confused if you physically show the camera crossing the line.

Breaking the 180 degree rule: If you want to purposely break the rule you can to confuse the viewer.
It will throw of the viewer and purposely confuse them.
A good example of breaking the rule: http://imgur.com/gallery/iIV4S

 The character appears on the opposite sides in the same scene to slightly confuse the viewer.



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Keep filtering my story - keep coming up wth new ideas and if it works or not.

"who what when where why" question all of these for your story.

Theme/Characters/Goal

Shooting plans - Trailer or First 2 minutes
FIND CAST
FIND LOCATION
FIND CREW
PLAN YOUR SHOOT: Shot list/production design/ Schedule and testing
RISK ASSESSMENT