180 Degree Rule

A Guide To Use Camera Equipment

This is a guide that will help beginners how to use different camera equipment and to tell

them what rules to use in order to get a good film.

180-degree rule is a guideline, which is used in filmmaking when on screen and filming the person having a conversation with another person in front of him/her. There is an imaginary line called the axis that connect to the character and by keeping the camera still so that it won’t confuse the audience.

By Lisa Vy

Rule of Thirds

The rule of thirds is essential for when it comes to filming. Whether if the person or object you are filming is up, down, left, right or in different positions, they should always touch the red crosses or line. It is important to use rule of thirds because it make sure that the person or object is being filmed isn’t filmed in the wrong angle or shot. Also rule of thirds can be used for painting and taking photos. It can create interest for the audience to feel.

Continuation of Camera shots, Angles and Movements There are different types of camera shots, angles and movements you can use to get the best effect for a photo or scene. Here are the following: Camera shots:

• Extreme close up – this shot help to show only one detail of a person or object. It is used to show detail they want to show to the audience. For example, it can show the person eyes of what they are looking at.

• Close up- this shot can show more than one object or person. This is used to show the audience of the character facial expressions.

• Long shot – this shot can capture the whole thing and a head to toe shot. It can fit more than two people in one frame.

• Mid shot – this shot can capture a head to chest shot. It can only shot one or two person because it is not big enough in the frame. Camera angles:

• High angle – this angle can capture the person above. This angle is used to show that the person is being filmed from above. It makes the audience to feel that the character is being looked down at and feels small.

• Low angle – this angle can capture the person below. This angle is used to show that the person is being filmed from below. It makes the audience to see that the character is scared or feels small.

Camera movements:

• Panning – panning is the way of moving the camera while filming. Panning is being moved from side to side. For example, left to right or right to left.

• Tilting – tilting is moving the camera up and down.

• Dolly shot – dolly shot is when the camera is following the object and makes the audience felt like that they are the objects. For example, the camera is on the trolley while filming the person inside the trolley being turning in circle.

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The shot reverse shot is a shot when the camera filming the character having a conversation or to show the audience that two different things are happening in the same scene.

Shot Reverse Shot