180 Degree rule

The 180 degree rule

The 180 degree rule

The 180 degree rule is simple enough to follow, the cameraman has just got to keep one side of the actors they are filming, I will give an example using the image to the right. If the cameraman was on the green side of the image to the right of the man with the yellow top he will have to draw an imaginary line through both of the actors (as displayed by the dotted line) he will know that he can't cross this line as it will change the direction the people are facing on the video.