Filming - Day 1 (Part 1)

Today was an experience, I got to see, feel and experience how filming is first hand.
I learnt many aspects of filming, it isn't as easy as it looks. One thing in mind stuck in my mind, I learnt about the 180 Rule.

The 180 Rule.

The 180 rule is a basic guideline that states two characters or other things being filmed should always have the same right to left relationship. For example if a scene involves a conversation between a man and a women standing, with the women on the left and the man on the right, then it should remain like that at all times, otherwise it would disorientate the viewer, you have to imagine the camera has the viewer's eyes.

However sometimes on rare occasions film makers will purposely break this rule with the thought that it will in fact benefit their scene and the film will be made better teamed with the viewer's disorientation it would create. Stanley Kubrick does this well in a scene in The Shining.