rules

1. THE RULE OF THIRDS AND THE 180
RULE

2. RULE OF THIRDS
• DEFINITION “THE RULE OF THIRDS IS APPLIED BY ALIGNING A SUBJECT WITH THE
GUIDE LINES AND THEIR INTERSECTION POINTS, PLACING THE HORIZON ON THE
TOP OR BOTTOM LINE, OR ALLOWING LINEAR FEATURES IN THE IMAGE TO FLOW
FROM SECTION TO SECTION.”
• IT IS USED TO MAKE THE PHOTOGRAPH LOOK BETTER AND MORE ‘SLEEK’.

3. MY EXAMPLES:

4. THE 180 RULE
• DEFINITION: “IN FILM MAKING, THE 180-DEGREE
RULE IS A BASIC GUIDELINE REGARDING THE ON-
SCREEN SPATIAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN A
CHARACTER AND ANOTHER CHARACTER OR
OBJECT WITHIN A SCENE.”
• IT IS TO MAKE A CONVERSATION BETWEEN PEOPLE
LOOK MORE NATURAL AND AUTHENTIC. THE
CAMERAS ARE SET UP TO SHOW THAT THE PEOPLE
ARE FACING EACHOTHER AND HAVING AN ACTUAL
CONVERSATION.
• THE 180 RULE CAN BE BROKEN, BUT IT NEEDS TO
BE DONE WELL AS IT CAN LOOK UNREALISTIC AND
FAKE.

5. MY EXAMPLES:
• ASHMEE (BROWN HAIR) IS LOOKING TO THE AUDIENCES RIGHT.
• JESS (BLONDE HAIR) IS LOOKING TO THE AUDIENCES LEFT.
• THIS IMPLIES THAT THEY ARE LOOKING AT EACHOTHER WHEN THE CUTS ARE
MADE.
• THIS HELPS TO SHOW THE AUDIENCE THEY ARE HAVING A CONVERSATION.