THE 3 MAIN RULES OF

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1) 180 DEGREE RULEThe 180° rule is a guideline that states that two characters in a scene should maintain the same left/right relationship to one another. When the camera passes over the invisible axis connecting the two subjects, it is called crossing the line and the shot becomes what is called a reverse angle.

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2)shot reverse shot Shot reverse shot is a film technique where one character is shown looking at another character, and then the other character is shown looking back at the first character.

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3) match on actionCutting on action or matching on action refers to film editing and video editing techniques where the editor cuts from one shot to another view that matches the first shot's action. A common example is a man walking up to a door and reaching for the knob.

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