The 180-degree rule is a cinematography guideline that states that two characters in a scene should maintain the same left/right relationship to one another. When the camera passes over the invisible axis connecting the two subjects, it is called crossing the line and the shot becomes what is called a reverse angle. Reversing the angle is commonly thought to be disorienting and can distract the audience from the intent of the scene.
We spent 10 minutes in lesson with a Sony mirrorless DSLR on a cloudy day, therefore using the corresponding whit balance preset trying to show the 180 degree rule.
There was too much extra noise caused from wind and traffic which muffles the dialogue, this could be combatted by using an external microphone (like a lavalier or shotgun mic.) Furthermore as we had limited time and were using auto-focus, some of the shots were slightly out of focus and others lost focus towards the end. Also the B-roll shots made no sense in context to the dialogue as it was a different person walking on the opposite side of the 180° rule. Next time we will spend more time developing a small plot that makes sense accompanied by the different shots and also use manual settings to have more control over the camera.
Some good work but make sure you explain how you have adhered to the rule and why you chose the shot types for your composition
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