Footage Taken Using The 180 degree Rule.

I took this footage so that it complied to the 180 degrees rule.

The 180 degree rule is when you have 2 or more characters in the shot and once you have established their position within the shot e.g. guy is on the right hand side and the girl is on the left hand side you cannot switch them around, otherwise the audience will get confused. Other shots can be used however, like a shot looking over a characters shoulder or over their head. You can also position the camera side on so the audience can only see one side of the characters face however if this shot is used on the other character it must be used on the same side of the 180 degree line.

The following link will demonstrate what i have said;



This is the footage i took and then edited in IMovie. As you can see i have not defied the 180 degree rule, I have established that Zoe is on the right hand side and Amy is on the left and have not changed that. 

First i have shown a shot of amy walking in the door and sitting down on a table opposite Zoe, this shot establishes where the characters are within the scene. The characters then have a conversation, i show each character as they are talking and do not change they sides they are sitting on. If i had wanted the characters to switch sides then i would have been able to do this by filming as i went round the back of the character and actually showing the characters places switch so that the audience doesn't get confused.