Film Opening = Evaluation Activity 7, 180 Degree Rule

The 180 Degree Rule is a filming guideline that actors and actresses uses whilst filming scenes such as conversations. They should have the same left-right relationship to each other, with filming only taking place within the 180 degree angle established at the beginning of the shot. This technique allows the audience to have a greater sense of location in the scene in terms of what may be off-screen in some shots. For example, in King Vidor's The Big Parade, (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_-BvxzdOr4) the audience's viewpoint is constantly southward of the action. The soldiers walk front left to right when heading to the frontlines and then right to left when returning home, creating a sense of direction.