180 Degree Rule

The 180 Degree Rule enables the audience to connect with the unseen movement happening around and behind the subject it is important in the narration of the battle scene or an everyday conversation between two characters. The rule states that the camera should remain on the same side of the imaginary line. An imaginary line is called the 'axis' which connects the characters, by keeping the camera on one side of this axis for every shot in the scene, the first character is always framed on the right of the second character, who is then framed to the left of the first character. The camera passing over the axis is called 'jumping the line or crossing'. Breaking the 180 degree rule by shooting on all sides is known as 'shooting in the round'. The object that is being filmed must always remain in the centre with the camera always facing the object.