180 Degree Rule

The 180 degree rule is a shot type used in media. The objective of the 180 degree rule is for the camera to stay behind an imaginary line where only one side of the characters would be recorded. The 180 degree rule is quite important to use as it gives a sense of idea where the characters are located in the room. This gives more of an understanding to the audience and really reels them into the film more and makes them feel a part of it. The picture below demonstrates of what the 180 degree rule looks like.

As well as demonstrating different shot types the main thing about this picture is that it shows the 180 degree rule. It is very noticeable that the camera has not crossed the "imaginary line" but is still behind it. This rule may suggest that you can not go over the "imaginary line" but it is very possibly. The way to do it is that the camera must be tracked behind the characters head. So the camera would start of at the original section (behind the imaginary line) and while recording it would go behind the characters head then remain in that section. The only way the camera could go back to the other side of the line is to track behind the characters head once again. 

This would impact my preliminary task very positively. Through doing this activity i have understood the 180 degree rule in more detail. During my preliminary task i will need to use the 180 degree rule and since i understand this rule now i will be able to apply it to my preliminary task. Even so during this activity i have planned a story board and also the different positions of the camera. I can use this in my preliminary task as it allows me to understand more as well as how the audience would perceive everything, so i need to focus on how the different shoots are set up to not make it confusing.