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180-degree rule

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The 180-degree line is an imaginary line between subjects. Crossing it reverses screen direction. Mark it on the board before you add coverage.

The 180-degree line (axis of action) runs between the subjects. Keep the camera on one side and screen direction stays readable: A stays left, B stays right. Cross the line and they swap. Audiences feel it as a mistake even when they cannot name it.

On a storyboard, draw the line once on the master and obey it on every over and single. If you *must* cross, board the crossing shot so the cut is motivated (a camera move, a character walk).

Craft: continuity and eyelines · 180-degree rule on a storyboard.

Why generators break it

A model that draws frames independently does not share a floor plan. Humans have to impose geography. AI generators.

Related: eyeline, coverage, over the shoulder.

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