. Filmmaking: Moving Across the Line of Action How to maintain the illusion of space 180 degree rule When you move across the line of action you’re effectively reversing the positioning of characters. This causes a very confusing look from the perspective of the audience. The camera angles don’t stay true to the actual positioning of the characters. Look what happens in the following shot sequence if we cross the line of action. Notice how the male character seems to be talking to himself? You can avoid this problem by not crossing the line of action.           Continue Below... Film Continuity & Shot Flow Line of Action Moving Across the Line of Action 5 Basic Camera Set Ups Angular Singles Master Two Shot OTS Shots (Over the Shoulder) POV Singles Profile Shots       .

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