E.D 180 degree rule

In films this rule is always kept except for a certain few that push the boundaries and cross the line for effect in a scene. The rule is to keep people on the same side of the screen all the time, for example if two people are in a shot that when they are filmed the next shot isn't them switched round in each other places. However film makers break this rule sometimes to give the effect that the two characters are the same person, or to show they have the same problem or feelings. When it’s broken it’s called crossing the line and the new shot is called reverse angle. The rule means that the characters keep the same left right relationship to each other. I think it’s a good rule to keep because otherwise it will confuse the audience when the characters switch places. In the early films created by the Lumiere brothers just the miracle of moving images mattered, but as other people experimented with film they looked deeper into how they could change things, edit them. However the Lumiere Company were the first to start editing. This then led to many years of others trying the editing, then film makers breaking rules in filming and editors having to make it look right and work for the viewers. The 180 degree can be broken and doesn’t always look right in films so this is where the editors make it look best as they can so the audience won’t notice the switch.