The 180° Rule (And How to Break It)

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5 жыл бұрын

There's a basic language of cinema, and I'm fascinated by the invisible little details of filmmaking. Great filmmakers can follow the rules or break them.
This rule is the 180° Rule.
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@iLikeTheUDK 4 жыл бұрын

Ah, the Taken climbing scene. Why hasn't it become a meme yet?

@HeyItzMeDawg 4 жыл бұрын

It's been a meme among filmmaker channels almost since it was released.

@oddshawty 4 жыл бұрын

that was wayyy too fucking much hahah

@epicusjavy Ай бұрын

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@solidus4prez 4 жыл бұрын

HOLY CRAP that Taken 3 fence jump had no fewer than 9 cuts! Why did Liam even bother starring?

@ethanm9191 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah cuz it's a massive action scene with lots of pressure. Cuts are often added to show sense of urgency and tension :P

@ethanm9191 4 жыл бұрын

It's a lot tho._.

@Kaiwala 4 жыл бұрын

@@ethanm9191 That's a very surface level understanding of what cuts are used for

@davidvega1353 4 жыл бұрын

solidus4prez Is that really a real movie scene? That was terrible haha.

@GanjaLibre 4 жыл бұрын

@@ethanm9191 wrong example, that was one of the most infamous worst scenes ever edited in action movie history...

@mattsharp6708 4 жыл бұрын

Hi, I'm not a film maker, but I am a game developer. This was really educational for me because I have to be aware of camera placement and what not in cutscenes. Thanks!

@micaelalerouxburch6947 4 жыл бұрын

I suddenly realized, by learning about this rule, why film making devices interest me so much--it seems like the same rules kind of apply to visual storytelling in general, including graphic art and comics.

@kristinatrandafilova7379 4 жыл бұрын

i think scene construction is not for people to notice but create something that will set a specific mood and feel for the viewer to perceive unconsciously.

@christyseagraves8774 5 жыл бұрын

Another great and informative video! I honestly didn't know anything about this rule, but now I can see how effective breaking it can be, both good and bad. Your use of clips, visuals, and explanations makes it so entertaining to learn something new about film-making. Thanks!

@phosphatepod 4 жыл бұрын

I have barely an idea of what I just watched but I really like it.

@ivanofna 4 жыл бұрын

I see wong kar wai, i click

@ForeverCellist 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent video!! I think this is one of the best videos I've found on something related to filmmaking. I also really appreciate how you used the little "ding" and red circle to point out every time a scene broke the rule because my untrained eye would probably have missed a lot of those lol

@Battlecry45 4 жыл бұрын

The most important thing videos like this leave out is. The 180 degree rule is great for editing. But when shooting you just take every angle you can get. So much time is wasted on discussion weather an angle is good or bad or can be used. Just do it. But be sure to have your masters.

@Fullmetal1890P 4 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite examples of breaking this was in the 2003 FMA in the conversation between Edward and Dante. They use so many different camera angles, everything from spinning around the characters to fish-eye, completely obliterating the 180-degree rule, and it works perfectly because their conversation is entirely about analyzing life philosophically and it's an argument back and forth as to which perspective is right. As they change perspectives and power, the camera angles change and twist around until the audience is just as dizzy as Edward feels by end of the conversation.

@thoronbar 4 жыл бұрын

For as rushed as the ending of that show was (especially compared to FMA: Brotherhood), it did have some great cinematography.

@legomoviesstudios8822 4 жыл бұрын

What episode was that?

@thoronbar 4 жыл бұрын

@@legomoviesstudios8822 episode 49

@MicahBuzanANIMATION 3 жыл бұрын

This is super interesting, even for people who aren't making films. It makes watching cinema less passive and more actively aware of what's happening, and why things work (or don't).

@devon6236 4 жыл бұрын

The best example of this, I think, is the example that was used last in X-Men First Class. The first time I saw that movie, it was so jarring that I physically jumped!

@MattAndImprov 3 жыл бұрын

What part?

@MattAndImprov 3 жыл бұрын

Oh, never mind. I was reading comments while watching. But yeah, me too. I was already surprised that they started the movie in a concentration camp but then that reveal really shocked me and set a bar for the rest of the movie.

@altanman550 4 жыл бұрын

I love the way you edit the bell sound to imply the point that you want the viewer to notice

@aaronmurrayvazquez 4 жыл бұрын

HEAT has a very similar scene as your WALK THE LINE example. Neil is at the counter reading and Eady begins asking him about his book. When he gets too defensive, the camera rotates around Eady, and Neil apologizes and opens up to her.

@CatnamedMittens 4 жыл бұрын

Good catch

@LifeIsABeach3210 4 жыл бұрын

Yeessss in the mood for love deserves all the praise. Wong Kar Wai is a sublime director

@snowy2619 4 жыл бұрын

The day I saw Phineas’ front face I have been a changed man....

@TheRealSamPreece 4 жыл бұрын

being able to break the rules is creative mastery

@bobkilla430 4 жыл бұрын

I think many people notice the small details but on a subconscious level even though they don't know what makes them feel certain ways about certain movies and or scenes consciously. Likewise how the 180 rule and other rules in film it feels natural to the viewers but they don't know why if they had to answer.

@twocentscinema8587 5 жыл бұрын

Glad to find your channel.

@Billi_crow 4 жыл бұрын

What a great video! I’m totally checking out your channel

@laurac.4861 5 жыл бұрын

When characters are in movement facing the same direction, you have to axis the action axis between characters and the travel axis, so there is a change of camara within the travel axis line, so not really breaking the rule

@rumundutu7533 3 жыл бұрын

This is great, thank you!

@dimitramaragkaki3510 2 жыл бұрын

Very helpful video. Thanks a lot!

@cofiecoffcoff4287 5 жыл бұрын

Very informative! thank you!

@gojosatoru__ 4 жыл бұрын

dk why the hell im here buuuuut im here and it’s interesting

@megumegii 5 жыл бұрын

thank you so much for such detailed analysis of the rule. looking forward to your future video essays!

@LiamHagan 4 жыл бұрын

There's a great one in Ex Machina. Two-person outdoor scene with Domhnall Gleeson and Oscar Isaac. Master establishes the setting, then reverse mid-shots crossing the line with each cut. Alex Garland's directorial debut so I'm not sure whether he just didn't know about the rule or intentionally flouted it; either way, it works.

@thereliablesource7938 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the Walk the Line clips, love that movie 👍 nice vid

@aidanchann 4 жыл бұрын

Such a underrated video!

@kylemaw988 Жыл бұрын

There’s a really good scene in Daredevil season 3 between Karen and Fisk in which the camera shifts across the line two distinct times in order to reflect changes in the conversation. It starts with Karen trying to push Fisk to an emotional response, then the camera shifts as Fisk takes control of the conversation, then it shifts back to the original placement when Karen tries to push him yet again in a more extreme way.

@legomoviesstudios8822 4 жыл бұрын

Another great 180 break is in Parasite. When the poor daughter is talking to the rich mother it breaks the line and presides to match cut between them. Representing who she broke the mother's world and she helps her literally see eye to eye with her.

@Kowzorz 4 жыл бұрын

It's interesting you mention Satoshi again at the end after using it as the first example. It didn't feel jarring at all the first time you showed it (while the later examples definitely did) and I didn't even consider why that might be until you dropped the bomb later in the video. I quite like this content so thank you Algorithm for showing me you.

@AlliYAFF 4 жыл бұрын

I never thought about this but now that I have it makes total sense (I mean I have thought about the looking left and right part but not about the camera rotating on an axis).

@AlliYAFF 4 жыл бұрын

Great video, subscribed.

@biblarm5261 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent

@seansverige 2 жыл бұрын

my immediate thought about the edit ~@2:55 was that an assumed 'original' take continued on that arc but was unusable so another take was spliced in - 'cos surely they wouldn't want to do that _on purpose_ ...

@DIRECTORFLIT Жыл бұрын

Thax for the info

@dionbennett6089 4 жыл бұрын

This changes how i watch movies forever.

@kidoo1567 4 жыл бұрын

This video gives me a lot of knowledgeable

@dragonskunkstudio7582 4 жыл бұрын

I knew the rules, I knew what I was suppose to do but I didn't, I was compelled to break that rule. The character spun on a bar stool and while she spun around I put my camera to the complete other side while she spun from bartender POV to patron POV. Cutting on action help lessen the confusion.

@theoriginalrandomman 2 жыл бұрын

congratulations 😎

@dragonskunkstudio7582 2 жыл бұрын

@@theoriginalrandomman Thank you. 😎

@sumangupta8758 4 жыл бұрын

You should have discussed something from the movie stay too, it had some of the most bizzare cuts and edits

@tropicalorange1237 4 жыл бұрын

So basically...to really *dumb* it down... you've just got to know left from your right. For example: If an actor/actress is facing right in one camera angle, he/she must still look like they're facing the same way when shot from another camera angle.

@sacredxgeometry 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. Consider me subscribed. I'd love more videos on "film techniques" and "history" as well. I like this, because it shows a catalog of sensible design indices.

@JeremySmith-ve2ur 4 жыл бұрын

There are two lines tho and a shot can be set up for either line The scene at 4:23 was set up where the relevant axis is actually perpendicular to the standard axis it breaks the leter of the rule but not the spirit.

@ETFbvbAA 4 жыл бұрын

In the mood for love 😊💕

@Krystalmyth 4 жыл бұрын

My brain loves it when the 180 degree rule is broken. I really, really hate how artists have convinced themselves they have to draw in the lines to get respect from audiences. You're a fucking artist. Fuck the 180 degree rule.

@cartoondeathnoises8756 4 жыл бұрын

I was watching a movie recently(I don't remember which one) and it was heavily dialogue based and about half of the scenes I saw were a boring shot/reverse shot, but you could tell that they tried to make it more interesting sometimes so they just shat on the 180 rule and it was so disorienting that I didn't even get through the whole movie. I wish I could remember what it was, but I was at a friend's house and didn't think to ask about the title🤷

@laurac.4861 5 жыл бұрын

It does apply when there is just one character, because if the one character walks there is an axis, if you break it the character walks the opposite way. And its like in the Her example, he is alone and the change of side means something

@Tedwardy 6 ай бұрын

Example from HER used a neutral shot inbetween the crossing of the line. That’s another way to neutralize the jarring feeling.

@Tedwardy 6 ай бұрын

Oh yeah you go into that. Sorry. Take my comment for boosting.

@thehumblewolf Жыл бұрын

What are you using for the background sound in your videos? Do you use a service?

@Vexe 4 жыл бұрын

eyyyy I know SCAD campus when I see it, hello fellow SCADite

@columbus8myhw 4 жыл бұрын

There's a great example of this in Parasite when Jessica tells Mrs. Choi "Did something happen to Da-song in the first grade". Mrs. Choi gasps and the camera does this really obvious pan behind Jessica's head, and from then on the 180 degree rule is broken

@yashsharma_comic5551 5 жыл бұрын

jesse whats a neutral shot >

@JesseTribble 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, I probably didn't explain that very well. It's a shot that is on (or close to) the 180 Degree Line. So using a shot like that can ease the scene over to the other side. The Shining doesn't actually use a neutral shot, it's just perfectly flat, so crossing the line on those types of shots is better than crossing on two conflicting angles.

@Mangel-tz5fi 3 жыл бұрын

Well now I want to see Car Keys to Romance

@MyMessyMind 4 жыл бұрын

6:35 whats this from? I know ive seen it but cant remember the name and its driving me crazy

@astroblast2325 4 жыл бұрын

The movie is T2 Trainspotting. Ffr there are movie titles, year released, and directors in the top right corner (albeit very briefly) for each clip :)

@thickerthanabowlofoatmeal791 4 жыл бұрын

Dame forgot how savage Watchman was. 8:13

@GringleTV 2 ай бұрын

What was the film with Jeremy Renner?

@dilarafersah1041 4 жыл бұрын

i'm a pilot trainee what am i doing here

@CmdrGamagosk 4 жыл бұрын

What is the anime that describes this, the one you used as an example?

@cydobbo4067 4 жыл бұрын

Paprika by Satoshi Kon

@stacyz7200 4 жыл бұрын

What is the name of the movie form the thumbnail?

@ms0jakson 4 жыл бұрын

What is the name of the film in 6:31?

@AnAngryGranny 4 жыл бұрын

I'm not getting any of this :\

@poozizzle 4 жыл бұрын

I can't unsee that now. Everyone.

@s.s5933 4 жыл бұрын

@austinsmith8610 4 жыл бұрын

What movie is the clip with willem dafoe from?

@Thomas_of_the_forest 4 жыл бұрын

Antichrist

@hulking_presence 4 жыл бұрын

Washing your brain without you knowing it.

@rickster4627 4 жыл бұрын

I just realized that I’m not subscribed.. how

@stordoy 4 жыл бұрын

What's that animated animated scene at the beginning?

@nui.024 4 жыл бұрын

It's from Paprika by Satoshi Kon

@user-ye8zk8ku7s 4 жыл бұрын

yeaaaahhhh i dont really "see" any of this stuff. i dont get how the cantonese film is crossing the rule?

@humanoid9787 3 жыл бұрын

Holy shit! That Student Film location...you're a SCAD kid!

@alexdavis665 4 жыл бұрын

Why is Joaquin Phoenix in so many of these?

@Hermaniac8 3 жыл бұрын

Gollum/Smeagol

@thumbwarriordx 4 жыл бұрын

I've always been of the opinion that you can break the 180 degree rule for any reason you damn well please. Just as long as that reason is in fact any actual reason and not some clumsy whim that's going to ruin your editor's life later. And if it must suck, at least it sucks deliberately.