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Figure 9.27 A close-up on Joyce to finish off the scene.
The next option, Scene 3 Slate 13 Take 2, provides us with different dilemma. If you compare Scene 3 Slate
9 Take 2, the shot we're cutting from, with Scene 3 Slate 13 Take 2, you'll notice that the actors' positions
in the frame are reversed. In clip Scene 3 Slate 9 Take 2, Joyce is on the right side and Katie is on the left;
but in clip Scene 3 Slate 13 Take 2, Joyce is on the left side and Katie is on the right (see Figures 9.28 and
9.29). This has happened because the camera broke the 180-degree rule during production (also known as
crossing the line ). The 180-degree rule states that the camera should stay on one side of a 180-degree field
to keep the screen direction and spatial relationship of the characters or objects on-screen consistent
between shots. If we were to edit these two shots together, the cut would be jarring and confusing to the
viewer because the left/right relationship of the characters wouldn't be maintained. Directors sometimes de-
liberately break the rule to cause disorientation in the viewer, but for our purposes this wouldn't be a suit-
able shot to use next. (You also may have noticed the boom mike that clearly comes into view at the end of
the clip, which also renders the shot unusable.)
Figure 9.28 The camera is on the correct side of the line for this shot.
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