The 180 Degree Rule in Film (and How to Break The Line)

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*** At 4:15 the camera is moving in reverse - it should start on the left of the line (green) and move beyond the line to the right side (red).
The 180 Degree Rule in Film ►► bit.ly/180-Degree-Rule-in-Film
The 180 degree line is a rule used in filmmaking that helps you maintain a constant orientation during your scenes. That said, there are ways you can break the 180 degree rule, and ways that you can bend the 180 degree rule.
Our video breaks down how to follow the 180 degree rule, how to break the 180 degree rule, and bend the 180 degree rule to achieve maximum effectiveness from your scene.
Breaking the 180 degree rule can also be called crossing the line or jumping the line. The line you draw connects two actors in a scene, and once you’ve established your camera placement on one side of the line, you have now decided which 180 degrees you will have to place your subsequent camera setups.
You do this so that your viewer can keep their orientation, and avoid spatial confusion.
But what if you break the line?
We show specific examples of directors and films that follow the 180 degree rule, break the 180 degree rule, and bend the 180 degree rule so that you understand perfectly the different effects each has on a viewer.
When you finish this video, you will understand why you need to follow the 180 degree rule in most situations, and know exactly when you should break it or bend it.
The end result: You will understand the 180 degree rule better than you did before - and how to command your visuals.
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@poloMpolo 5 жыл бұрын

the voiceover is unbelievable, so pleasing to the ear

@sundarvenkat6604 4 жыл бұрын

Yes like a perfect teacher...

@jakepollen6839 4 жыл бұрын

Vincent Price

@TheInternet12345 4 жыл бұрын

@@sundarvenkat6604 you Indians and school haha

@JaydevRaol 3 жыл бұрын

True! 😁

@Albanez39 3 жыл бұрын

To be honest, it appears "fake". It makes you think of a commercial rather than a commentary about filmmaking. This is one big advice I give to StudioBinder: change your voice-over actor!!!

@kevbail5919 4 жыл бұрын

“Is with cam-er-a, move-ment.” Why is his voice so calming lmao

@StudioBinder 4 жыл бұрын

His voice always puts us at ease too. It's almost too calming we almost fall asleep 😴🛌

@danieljohnson2005 3 жыл бұрын

The breakdown of that scene in the coffee shop from Heat was amazing. I’ve seen that movie so many times, and I’ve never noticed the subtle change in tone from the shifting camera.

@sakshamgarg3489 2 жыл бұрын

I know right. I mean I was surprised at how the directors come up with such marvelous ways to express the vibe just by camera settings

@gnosjo 4 ай бұрын

Yes! Even the lighting goes from cool to warmer. Very subtle.

@Denver0054 5 жыл бұрын

The narrator sounds a lot like the narrator in The Stanley Parable

@lootwigvanwegen 5 жыл бұрын

I was about to write the same thing :D I'm sure, he's the same guy.

@alexisrobinson1491 4 жыл бұрын

IT DOES

@BabsCraig 4 жыл бұрын

A year later and I just found this channel and was about to say the same thing! Lol

@neonatalpenguin 3 жыл бұрын

Also sounds a little like Nigel "BadDad" Buxton from Adam & Joe.

@Albanez39 3 жыл бұрын

I don't like him, reminds me of the trailer guy.

@omarelwafaii3024 5 жыл бұрын

You have to know the rules, before you can break them

@johnwerner69 4 жыл бұрын

No?

@ButterSwagBag 4 жыл бұрын

@@johnwerner69 I mean yeah, technically you could break any rule without first knowing about it. But what I think what Omar means is that if you don't know the rules, then you can't break them with *Intent*. It calls back to a classic quote from Mark Twain, "first get your facts straight, then you can distort them as you please.

@mountaindrew_ 4 жыл бұрын

@@ButterSwagBag also if you don't know the rules then it's likely that you are experimenting with "less control"

@sakshamgarg3489 2 жыл бұрын

One of the best and most apt statements ever said sir!

@filmtoppings 5 жыл бұрын

This dude's voice sounds like he could play Alfred in a Batman movie

@christophercampbell628 4 жыл бұрын

I learned about this rule in college, but it was hard for me to visualize when it was explained to me. The way this video presents it makes so much more sense!

@chrislee343 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for clarifying this confusing rule! Great video

@StudioBinder 5 жыл бұрын

Definitely, what are some other film techniques that you're curious about?

@vigneshvicky8139 5 жыл бұрын

@@StudioBinder abt camera placement

@OlafLesniak 3 жыл бұрын

@@StudioBinder It would be nice for you to finish your Camera Aparature series by doing Iso and the shutter next.

@CantGuffawMore 2 жыл бұрын

its still kinda confusing to apply in a own film

@sanskar_vyas 5 жыл бұрын

Want more of this stuff, it's just sooo good how studio binder presents information. It feels good to learn like this. Please keep making these videos

@StudioBinder 5 жыл бұрын

Do you follow, break, or bend the 180-degree rule? Let us know. 👇

@ZINDASTUDIOS 5 жыл бұрын

I just shot my first short movie. After watching this I checked my movie and it looks like that I broke the rule. But it turns out great because it is a chaotic movie. And thanks to you because I had no idea before what was 180 rule.

@Krunal_in_Milan 5 жыл бұрын

What Was I doing with my life??? This channel is a life savior guys!!! Just love the simplicity in explaining such a difficult rule.

@JacobPatrick1 5 жыл бұрын

Yes.

@ramezn1321 3 жыл бұрын

What is the difference between breaking the rule and bending it?

@marvelfoxmorty5057 5 жыл бұрын

Very great video, I would say this channel is one of the best channel ever in 'explaining film techniques'

@StudioBinder 5 жыл бұрын

We think so too, thanks! Spread the word. 👍

@gyakutenryu 3 жыл бұрын

This video is amazing, I have an exam tomorrow and never fully grasped this concept. Thanks to the many visual aids I was able to understand it at last! Thank you so much :D

@ispeakproduction6005 3 ай бұрын

I’m a Script Supervisor in Los Angeles in the unions since 1996. I track this and it always alludes people. THANK YOU FOR CALLING IT CAMERA RIGHT AND CAMERA LEFT not “screen right” and “screen left” ❤❤❤

@MrPornoforpandas 5 жыл бұрын

Great video. Clear. Concise. And with good examples to illustrate. Thanks.

@Luschan 3 ай бұрын

After taking film-related courses in college, any time I watch a video like this I’m acutely aware it’s probably being used by professors as part of a lecture or homework viewing. I kinda miss those classes, I’m grateful I went to college at a time when it wasn’t 99% learning from textbooks or dry lectures. Some concepts are much better explained in formats like this.

@Mr06261984 3 жыл бұрын

one of the better vids I've seen on this topic. he anticipates what we think well.

@TheLipSchmucker 3 жыл бұрын

this suddenly brought back memories of me binge watching every frame a painting. his last video was 4 years ago. I do hope he's doing well and healthy still.

@babydemonlab 5 жыл бұрын

This channel is a blessing

@JeremiahAKAtheSportsBeard 3 жыл бұрын

Super helpful for a student in the basic thrills of training at the earliest level with no real experience.

@spicytuna5920 5 жыл бұрын

Brilliant. Whenever you teach me something new it changes the way I look at films

@dawgyv72 4 жыл бұрын

This was pretty awesome. I don't film movies, but I do a lot of editorial/journalism stuff and this definitely helps during editing.

@troyreid1340 5 ай бұрын

Studiobinder KZfaq channel is worth it's weight in gold, now if only I had some to give to you!

@its-MK... 7 ай бұрын

That last clip from Requiem for a Dream is so good.

@fossilhuntress 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. That was very well done and extremely helpful to see the rules explained visually.

@badsport504 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, I Had Know Idea what the 180-degree rule was. I just often hear reference to it. Thank You. This was Great.

@kbs1212 4 жыл бұрын

I feel like I’m playing Little Big Planet :’) Thank you for this! Very well explained.

@lochlannturner4086 3 жыл бұрын

3:48 best pronunciation of camera ever. Similar to when douglas from the IT crowd says 'caricature'

@melastrope598 3 жыл бұрын

This might be the most random, not relevant to my life thing I've ever intentionally looked up on KZfaq. I was reading about "The Hurt Locker" and how it breaks the "180 degree rule" and I gathered it must mean shooting in all directions to create a sense of confusion but I had to look it up and was completely confused trying to understand a written explanation and needed visual examples. This was much easier to understand and I love the narrator's voice! Now I'm off to listen to any more movie making tips I'll never need but must now know.

@tdata545 3 жыл бұрын

I was watching Partners review on RLM BotW and they kept bringing it up. This helped.

@Sir-Seaniel 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent video. Very Insightful.

@vamsibhargavreddy 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Please upload more rules in cinematography. Please start with basic rules. And then complicated ones in another video. I'm subscribing in hope. Thanks again.

@mobilevers9938 4 жыл бұрын

You got yourself a fan .... Great work ...

@jinnimint Жыл бұрын

The voice feels like it’s straight form a film it’s so good

@ronyt2306 5 жыл бұрын

180 Degree rule is a fantastic thing in film-making. Thankyou for this.

@StudioBinder 5 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! What other topics would you want to watch a video about?

@Agui86 Жыл бұрын

This channel is amazing! Keep up the great work! 👍

@rosetellem 2 жыл бұрын

PLEASE NEVER STOP TEACHING US

@Achyuthkumar7 5 жыл бұрын

1:16 Made understanding easy through visual line One More example: The Dark Knight interrogation scene

@StudioBinder 5 жыл бұрын

Glad the visuals helped! What did you learn about the 180-degree rule?

@milanoum 4 жыл бұрын

@@StudioBinder emotional descriptions, psychological signs, value of details etc. Great information and moreover it's kinda saving a lot of time by reading old books of old techniques

@swashy8933 5 жыл бұрын

This helped me get my head around J L cuts and match cuts thanks

@brijeshvani 5 жыл бұрын

I am from India. This is wonderful vidio and very useful for us. Thanks blinder studio.

@malpesta2626 4 жыл бұрын

Man you hit me right in the face. Awesome video.

@AzlanShahAShafiuddin 5 жыл бұрын

This is awesome. Great lesson!

@sandeshkamble8494 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this information!

@gabrielacanto1771 5 ай бұрын

Brilliant as always

@CaiCarney 5 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love these videos

@StudioBinder 5 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed today's video essay, what should we cover next?

@CaiCarney 5 жыл бұрын

@@StudioBinder How about how the use of diegetic sound enhances a film's storytelling and how to include its use using StudioBinder during pre-production?

@optiTHOMAS 10 ай бұрын

Amazing overview! Love the voice over! It's so posh! It sounds like batman's butler, Alfred Pennyworth narrating it! 😅😆🧐👍🏻

@yotamavidar2368 4 жыл бұрын

You should include in bending the rules Se7en as an example. The opening scene has a great change of 180 in the middle of the first talk they have in the street. When they stop walking.

@rehman24fps 5 жыл бұрын

Great movie examples!

@usmanrandera205 5 жыл бұрын

Good Video. Tech of 180* rule is really hard work on the floor in many situations especially to break the line.

@amalts955 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this valuable information

@parinitishah763 3 жыл бұрын

Sir You Are Awesome with your Teaching technic......

@bletheringfool 4 жыл бұрын

I chuckled when you said 'the dos and don'ts' and a shot of Kevin Spacey

@nocketahapary6656 3 жыл бұрын

Good info for Cameraman , Thanks

@Albanez39 3 жыл бұрын

Fun fact: There are two distinct *180° Rules* in filmmaking. The other one stipulates that shutter angle should always be 180° (shutter speed should be twice the Frames per Seconds; 24 x 2 = 1/48). This rule can be broken as well, but only when you're trying to create a motivated effect; Drunken, dreamy scenes with slower shutter speed, and action, chaotic scenes with faster shutter speed.

@TransoceanicOutreach 2 жыл бұрын

This is what I was actually looking for. Thanks..

@neilseiffer Жыл бұрын

45 and 90 degree shutter angles were used in "Saving Private Ryan" to look more gritty and frightening.

@SmartPhotoVault 3 жыл бұрын

And a reminder of the best films. Thank you

@RespecttheScreenplay 5 жыл бұрын

🙌Thank you for going over this🙌

@StudioBinder 5 жыл бұрын

Definitely, do you usually follow or break the 180-degree rule?

@RespecttheScreenplay 5 жыл бұрын

@@StudioBinder as of right now i am following because I am still learning on my KZfaq page i posted a check video with teddy bears using the 180 degree rule. 😉

@sanchitaghosh6289 5 жыл бұрын

Simply fantastic!

@StudioBinder 5 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed today's video essay. What didn't you know about the 180-degree rule before watching our video?

@ispanika_barceloneta 5 жыл бұрын

Wonderful video wonderful Voice! Well done! Just subscribed!!!

@heylou 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome vid! It’s funny my videos always go from calm and collective to chaotic, so all my shoots will break or bend it in some way :’D

@hectopotamia4611 4 жыл бұрын

Increíblemente explicado!

@MichaelHurdleStudio 5 жыл бұрын

Very good information. Thank you.

@dictionaryofwords1108 4 жыл бұрын

I really wish you would have talked about the Requiem for a Dream shot in addition to showing it. That scene is probably the best example to the unsettling effect of breaking the 180

@seadragonyt5391 Жыл бұрын

Ngl, this 180 rule appears to have no effect on me. Nothing seems weird or off. It seems completely normal to me.

@mysketchylife5144 4 жыл бұрын

Dose this rule apply to a single character running? If so how? I’m trying to work a sene where the character is running away from a place. I want it to feel uneasy but I need the direction they are moving to be clear.

@topside2 5 жыл бұрын

Your IG worked! Brought me here! 🎩 off to your marketing team!

@user-kb3hc5mn8p 3 жыл бұрын

Great! Thanks!

@truthsayer8082 4 жыл бұрын

I was try to learn how to make short film your video is very helpful for us thank u heartfully

@zakariyanasr5721 5 жыл бұрын

I like the video, add it to my Playlist then watch.... That's how I trust Studiobinder videos

@jaggirao7159 5 жыл бұрын

great to learn about this technique

@adithyasharma3264 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing video 👏

@joshdoesthings7836 3 жыл бұрын

I find it more useful to think of the 180 line less as a line of subjects.. And more as a line of action. Like when leto looks back. It makes sense for the camera to change position and cross the line. Or when Morgan freeman is turning in se7en, it makes sense to cut across the line because there is motion and action motivating it. Its all about action and intention.

@tahghighcenter4085 5 жыл бұрын

great information. realy helpful. thanks so much

@StudioBinder 5 жыл бұрын

What did you learn about the 180-degree rule?

@tahghighcenter4085 5 жыл бұрын

@@StudioBinder I had some information about breaking the 180 degree but after this video, I've learned more info about how to break and more than that how to bend it. thank you. but I'm so excited to know how to set the lights in a scene in order to get more info about how to make sense of cinematic look. I know how to complicate the cinematic word and lighting topic to explain. thank you.

@dominickmorales130 4 жыл бұрын

great post

@grahamrosfilms 5 жыл бұрын

this voice is so soothing

@Sh3rlock237 8 ай бұрын

I love how Bong Joon Ho bends it in Parasite. During the scene with the art teacher and the mom, the camera crosses the line to represent how the art teacher actually crossed the line.

@habijabi7307 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much sir

@Extraedit 3 жыл бұрын

Well explained 👌👌👌

@aden_abraham_aron 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing look

@gadilasrinivas7262 4 жыл бұрын

Following the rule achieves tranquility, breaking the rule achieves chaos but bending the rule achieves something new which is mixture of both tranquility and chaos

@conanwen2433 5 жыл бұрын

Thankyou very much!

@dragonstone6594 5 жыл бұрын

Magnificent explanation. Thank you.

@StudioBinder 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Dragonstone! We're glad you liked it! Are you a fan of the rule or do you like to break it?

@dragonstone6594 5 жыл бұрын

@@StudioBinder I do like the rule, yes. And hopefully I will have enough talent to occasionally break or work around it in creative ways :)

@moinkhan3744 5 жыл бұрын

I love you for this.

@Rhowski 5 жыл бұрын

i can watch 180 degree rule videos every day. it's just getting more and more fancy with these lines and shit; love your channel so much! looking forward for the next video to be up ^^

@StudioBinder 5 жыл бұрын

Glad we could help with easily visualizing it! Will you be following or breaking the 180-degree rule in your next project?

@zenleek2129 2 жыл бұрын

@@StudioBinder Poor you, getting ignored. To not leave you hanging, I will say I'll probably mostly follow and bend it with camera movement. Starting safe

@lostSempaiWissame 2 жыл бұрын

The narration ❤️❤️

@tjshortfilm9647 4 жыл бұрын

Nice. Thanks dear

@soranin9017 5 жыл бұрын

does this apply to action sequences light fighting as well?

@roentgen822 2 жыл бұрын

Ngl all the talk of bending the 180 rule got me hyped like I’m neo in the matrix lol

@timyeah 4 жыл бұрын

good stuff guys thank you for doing this

@StudioBinder 4 жыл бұрын

We're glad you liked it!

@bj_jakhu 3 жыл бұрын

Hi studio binder ....we always want this voice in your all videos 👌👌👌👌👌

@felixcat4346 3 жыл бұрын

How did Kubrick change the 180 line shot in Eyes Wide Shut? The line gets crossed with Sandor and Kidman but the relative positions remain the same before and after the flip. Was half the sequence done in a mirror? Was it done in post production by flipping the film?