When filming you do not want to cross the line of action (unless you are intentionally breaking this rule for a reason and can pull it off). The line of action is what the two figures are standing on. That half circle is your space to work with, and it can be on either side, but once you film there, you cannot cross over the line unless you pan over or at least show that you are crossing the line. If you do just jump over the line it will create disorientation with your viewers and will throw them off and cause them to be "thrown out" of the story.

There are some films and shows that have been able to break this rule and make it look good or use the disorienting to their advantage. If you're a beginner, I always like to encourage people to first learn the rule to be able to break it properly.

For example, two people are speaking, you want to make sure everyone will understand they’re having a face-to-face conversation…


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…or if they’re standing one next to the other, talking to a third person. You want to know who’s where. An easy way to do that is to avoid crossing the 180 degree line or not to break the 180 Degree Rule.



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Ever noticed on TV that a hockey rink has all the cameras only on one side of the ice? This is to avoid breaking the Axis, since it’s important in team sports to know where the players are and where they’re going.
So in a hockey rink, that’s easy, but what do you for a conversation between two people who are facing each other? What you need to do is set your Action Line. You can set your Action Line using the first camera angle you use, whatever it is. But be careful, this way can be tricky, so read the rest.


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You can also use the line of sight between two characters as your action line. Then you may move your camera freely inside that half-circle.



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It’s also preferable that characters, no matter the camera angle, stay on the same side of the screen and look in the same direction.


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Here’s a bad example. Mr.Red and Mr.Blue are very similar characters. Because the Axis was broken, when we change the camera angle, it seems Mr.Red is magically transforming into Mr.blue. Old school special fix…


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In this good example, you can see that even though Mr.Red and Mr.Blue are almost twins, you easily understand who’s who and where they are.


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This is not an absolute and you may have to break the rule from time to time. But remember that this about clarity. It’s about making your actions and sequences easier to understand. It applies as much to conversations as to fights. If you break the 180 degree rule during the shot or sequence, the audience will be confused.

Today we accomplished our task of presenting one of the worlds greatest producer of film, television, and music entertainment. Warner Brothers.
My contribution to this presentation was collecting the information from the web, producing the presentation in Power point, making the effects and presenting it to the class.
I worked along with my classmates.

THE HISTORY OF WARNER BROTHERS

It was founded in 1903 by the four Warner Brothers. Harry, Albert, Sam and Jack. They instantly started film making and invested a lot of money into their films. They were a success from the start with their films, Life of an American Firefighter and The Great Train Robbery.

Warner Bros. were the pioneer of synchronised sound and created ‘talkies’. This didn’t catch on so well and they made huge losses. They soon vowed that they would use synchronised sound for background purposes only.

In 1928, Warner Bros. released Lights of New York, the first all-talking feature. Due to its success, the movie industry converted entirely to sound almost overnight. By the end of 1929, all the major studios were exclusively making sound films.

Soon WB started producing more socially realistic storylines  which were ‘Torn from the press.’

They soon became ‘Gangsta Studio’.

James Cagney and Joan Blondell in Footlight Parade (1933)