Media

2. Rule of Thirds
Before a cameraman starts to film, the shot is well
thought of. The camera shot that would be shown to
the audience is split into 9 squares so that it is divided
into 3 sections of 3 squares. Normally, the
cameraman positions the shot so that the main
character/object isn’t in the middle of the shot but in
one third only. This therefore leaves some background
in the other thirds of the screen and makes the shot
anesthetically pleasing and creates a stronger, more
fascinating effect on the audience.
Even though this is a rule that a lot of film producers
follow, some chose not to. In this image, the character
has been placed in the middle of shot which is
contrary to what the Rule of Thirds explains. This isn’t
a bad thing to do and can be liked by some more than
the Rule of Thirds.

3. The 180 Degrees Rule
This rule is designed in order to make a film be easily
followed and understood by the audience.
In order to understand this rule you need to imagine two
people facing each other and having a conversation. When
the cameraman starts to film the conversation between Mr
A – on the left and Mr B - on the right, he has to make sure
he follows the rule by imagining a line that goes through
the characters and when deciding to do different camera
shots only going around 180 degrees around the invisible
line so that Mr B doesn’t suddenly appear on the left of the
screen, only to confuse the audience. If the video camera
is to cross the axis – the invisible line between Mr A and Mr
B he would be known to ‘cross the line’ and he would
therefore break the rule.
Just like in most rules, some film producers like to break
this rule in order to create further effect on their audience.

4. Match-on-Action
This is when two scenes are edited together so that when they are played next
to each other they fit and run together smoothly, creating one action as a
whole.
If this technique is broken, the shot just wouldn’t look right, so there is no room
for it to not be followed.