Blog 6

180 Degree Rule

            This video definitely seemed to follow the 180 degree rule the whole time. This is because there are basically only two distinct different shots throughout the whole video. The first shot is inside the building looking at Arthur and Eames and shows when they fire their guns at the enemies out of the door. The second shot is outside showing the enemies being shot at. The two cameras are very much within the 180 degree arc because they are a few feet from each other and facing the same way with a mere 30 degrees of difference.

Rule Of Thirds

            The video seems to adhere the rule of thirds throughout most of its shots. This is because during the single shots with just Arthur in the frame, he is in the first, top left, intersection of thirds pretty much the whole time. When Eames joins him in the double shots, he takes the top left intersection of thirds while Arthur moves over to the second, top right, point. During the frames where you are able to see the enemy firing at them, the enemy seems to stay around the top left intersection. But in the enemy’s second shot, he is more of in the middle of the frame, not leaving any major action at any of the intersections.

30 Rule

            This video adhered to the 30 rule through the entirety of the clip, either changing 30 degrees or 30 percent, between each shot. This video actually moved 30 degrees and percent between each of the two back and forth shots. When you are inside the building you see a medium shot of Arthur and Eames. That medium shot inside the building is 30 degrees away from the other shot outside. The exterior shot is a wide shot showing some buildings and the enemy off in the distance on a roof.