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180-degree rule

180-degree rule noun: the filmmaking principle that the perspective of the camera should remain on one side of an imaginary line so that subjects maintain their spatial relationship.

Noun

180-degree rule (uncountable)

  1. The filmmaking principle that the perspective of the camera should remain on one side of an imaginary line so that subjects maintain their spatial relationship.

Questions about 180-degree rule

What does 180-degree rule mean?
180-degree rule means the filmmaking principle that the perspective of the camera should remain on one side of an imaginary line so that subjects maintain their spatial relationship.
What part of speech is 180-degree rule?
180-degree rule is a noun.

Words near 180-degree rule in the dictionary

  1. 18-yard box
  2. 18-yard boxes
  3. 18-yard line
  4. 18-yard lines
  5. 180
  6. 180-degree rule
  7. 1800
  8. 1800s
  9. 180s
  10. 180°
  11. 1810s

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