The impact of the use of a camera on a script

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... e of a film coherent that rules such as the 180 degree rule have evolved. The 180 degree rule states that the action of a film takes place along a centre line, or an axis of action. This rule keeps the camera on one side of the line, and ensures that other shots (for instance close ups on a face) are taken from the same side of the imaginary line. Thus screen direction is kept constant in the whole scene.

The 180 degree rule has become part of the unique language of cinema, a visual language that helps an audience to view a film coherently. It ensures that portions of space tally from shot to shot and thus the audience is not disoriented. When cutting between tow characters who are talking to one another adherence to the 180 degree rule and making sure that eyelines match means the audience understands the characters location, even when they are not in the same frame.

As cinema has matured, cameras have grown ever more mobile and camera movement has become an important way of enhancing the meaning of a scene. Slow camera movement such as the opening shot of "A Clockwork Orange" can create an atmosphere of suspense. A Clockwork Orange opens with an extremely slow zoom out which centres on the face of the main character, Alex, frames by his hoodlum friends. The slow, almost stilted, movement leads the audience to feel unsettled and makes Alex's group stand out as ...

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