Paul Zadie

Here’s a short video I found on YouTube about the 180 rule. If you don’t know the term “crossing the line”, this two minute clip will explain it.[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdyyuqmCW14]There are other ways to get away with crossing the line if necessary, but the camera move explained here is the most effective. If you find yourself editing a scene that has an unintentional breaking of the 180 rule, you can always cut away and then back to keep the audience’s heads from spinning. Here is some more information about the 180 rule at Wikipedia.