Breaking the 180 Degree Rule for BETTER Storytelling - Crossing the 180° Line Examples in Movies

Understanding the 180 degree rule is important for determining how breaking the 180 degree rule can help you to better tell your story. This video will help you with how to film a conversation and when breaking the 180 degree rule makes sense for your story.
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Understanding the 180 degree rule filmmaking technique is essential for learning how to film a conversation without confusing your audience. The 180° degree rule, also known as the 180 degree rule, 180° rule, 180 degree camera, 180 degree film rule, 180 degree rule in film, or 180° degree rule in filmmaking refers to drawing a line through your actors and choosing one side of that line to keep your camera placements on. This 180 degree line helps with filming a conversation or filming dialogue by keeping camera angles consistent. This video shows 180 degree rule examples, and once you understand what is the 180 degree rule, you can start crossing the line film technique and begin breaking the 180 degree rule in certain cases to improve your story. In breaking 180 degree rule, you can symbolize a change in power or ideology in your characters. This can help with learning how to film a dialogue scene and best using the 180 degree rule cinematography technique as well as when the 180 degree rule broken makes sense. I hope this Camber Motion tutorial on the 180 degree rule helps you with understanding how to film a conversation as well as some techniques to better tell your story without confusing your audience in the process.
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[@CamberFilmSchool]

Have you noticed any other examples of the 180 Degree Line 📐being crossed? Let me know! 👇

[@joaovitorroolaartbrandao1687]

thi scene from Hulk (2003) kzbin.info/www/bejne/rXecen2OgLKKftE

[@BuildingTimeFreedom]

Wow, I have never noticed this intentionally. I've seen all of these movies, and now I can't un-see this. I'll always see it now. It was entirely unconscious before. Love this!

[@CamberFilmSchool]

Thanks, John! Glad to bring it to your attention.

[@YesToTech]

This is absolutely brilliant! Loved learning more about the 180 degree rule! Thanks so much for sharing! :)

[@CamberFilmSchool]

No problem! I'm glad you liked it.

[@RachelStrivelli]

I love the way the camera moves in Dr Strange to compliment that moment! Powerful!

[@CamberFilmSchool]

Definitely!

[@SocialConfidenceMastery]

You make it look so easy!

[@CamberFilmSchool]

Thanks, bro!

[@theStoicMedium]

Brilliant. Thank you.

[@CamberFilmSchool]

You're welcome!

[@lindabomba100]

Very informative thanks for sharing.

[@CamberFilmSchool]

No problem, Linda!

[@Sustainagirl]

Never heard of the 180 degree rule before! Loved watching your breakdown of movie scenes - great way to explain the concept.

[@CamberFilmSchool]

Thanks so much!

[@ViiveKaiRebane]

Ahhh I love the scene where they showed the underneath of the house, looked so dope!!! Def worth breaking the rule!!

[@CamberFilmSchool]

For sure! It's one of my favorite films.

[@maxwoelfle0709]

Didn‘t expect to see an axis jump in a relatively „uncreative“ Hollywood blockbuster, but I noticed one in Star Wars Episode 3, when Anakin beheads Dooku

[@CamberFilmSchool]

I remember that one now that you bring it up. Good use! 🎥

[@EdenGold]

I've never known of what this was until now that I hear you explaining it. And now that you have I can see where it rings true in the movies that I've watched!

[@CamberFilmSchool]

For sure. Once you know about it, you start to notice all the subtle camera movements they make.

[@CiaraRubin]

I love that you used movies as examples!

[@CamberFilmSchool]

Thanks, Ciara!

[@MalloryRoseCo]

This is really awesome! I never really noticed this until now. Thanks for sharing! I love it.

[@CamberFilmSchool]

Yea, it’s pretty cool once you notice it. Thanks for watching!

[@enmanuelsaldanaa]

Excellent content buddy, in 7 minutes I learned how break 180 degrees rule, with brilliants examples 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@CamberFilmSchool]

Thanks! Glad to hear it was helpful. 😉

[@eanayac]

That was awesome! Thanks!

[@CamberFilmSchool]

You’re welcome! 👍

[@feliciamdupree]

What a way to display examples!

[@CamberFilmSchool]

Thanks!

[@ElizabethSampson]

This is making so much more sense to me now.

[@CamberFilmSchool]

Glad to hear, Elizabeth!

[@je_racontuer4948]

The movie, death on the Nile (2023) breaks the 180 degree rule when Poirot is interviewing Bouc. There could be other moments but that particular scene stood out to me.

[@CamberFilmSchool]

I’ve watched that movie a couple times and it didn’t stand out to me. I’ll have to go back and take a look!

[@ZimCrusher]

I remember this being use in some film to swap the language from (something) to English. Kind of like when they zoom in on The mouth of the captain in Red October, and then zoom out to swap the language.

[@CamberFilmSchool]

That’s sounds like a cool way to do it.

[@ortallevitan1]

love all the examples you provide from movies!

[@CamberFilmSchool]

Thanks, Ortal!

[@RachelStrivelli]

I love learning new ways of looking at movies and storytelling! So cool!

[@CamberFilmSchool]

Yea, it’s cool how much you can learn from just watching movies and trying to figure out how they are made.

[@Jestunes]

I don't know who created the 180 degree rule but I never thought it was any good. I worked in Hollywood as a prop man/ do it all guy in the 80's and 90's and worked closely with the DP (Director of Photography) on many occasions on countless movies and they never used the 180 degree rule. In fact it's probably in the hundreds now that I'm home during the pandemic and it's what I do as a living now...

[@CamberFilmSchool]

Yeah, it just useful to know depending on what kind of scene you're shooting.

[@CamberFilms]

Nice work. We'll have to watch out for this in our next short film!

[@CamberFilmSchool]

Definitely! I’ll make sure to remind ya. 😉

[@thequantaleaper]

It was brilliant in the open to Inglorious Basterds, but later on in the movie (at the hour-thirty mark) it seems to be a mistake when they reveal the Major cocking and pointing his pistol from the left when he was clearly established on the right just before.

[@CamberFilmSchool]

I’ll have to go back and watch that part.

[@raqueltorres2516]

very interesting! i never used to pay attention to this but I definitely got interested now!

[@CamberFilmSchool]

Great to hear, Raquel. Thanks!

[@ConnorsBrickyard]

I love that clone wars show! I saw every episode.

[@CamberFilmSchool]

It does have a lot of cool stuff! 👍🏽

[@ConnorsBrickyard]

@@CamberFilmSchool Yea!

[@amanchaudhary7382]

i think quentin was just having fun.

[@CamberFilmSchool]

That could be!

[@jillyann9162]

Great video! Very informative!

[@CamberFilmSchool]

Thanks, babe! 😉

[@tonggohutajulu3705]

😍🤩👏

[@CamberFilmSchool]

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