CHAPTER 20 The Horror of the 180-Degree Line
Would you like to drive yourself crazy? I told you how to do it before: Try explaining the 180-degree rule to an actor. Or just argue about screen direction with the script supervisor. Everybody will be yelling within two minutes, you can make a lot of new enemies, and more than half the people in the “discussion” will think you're nuts. And if you're right about where the actor should move, 95% of your coworkers will think you're out of your mind.
For a matter so basic, so integral to conveying information to the audience, the 180-degree rule, or the stage line, or screen direction is a boogeyman to a lot of people in the business. Most simply do not understand it. Most of those who have some idea ...
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