Basic Media Terminology

The 180 Degree Rule

The 180 degree rule is where the camera should only show half of the room, as it should follow an arc. This is so the setting is more realistic when working on sets, which only consist of half of the room/background the scene is based in.

"The 180° rule is a cinematography 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"

Basic Camera Movements

•  Panning 
• Tilt 
• Arc
• Crane
• Tracking in
• Tracking out
• Tracking sideways (crab)

Basic Camera Angles

• Over the shoulder
• High angle
• Low angle

Basic Camera Shots

• Close up 
• Extreme close up 
• Mid shot 
• Two shot
• Point of view shot
• Extreme long shot
• Establishing shot

Over the shoulder shot

High angle

Low angle

Long shot

Mid shot

Close up shot

Extreme close up shot

Point of View shot