THE RULE OF THIRDS AND THE 180 RULE

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’.

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.

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.