Story Telling: The 180 Degree Rule

 Where you position the cmaera in a scene is where you position the audience.

It is important to keep your camera shots consistant so they dont brake the 180 degree rule adn confuse your audience. Start with a wide shot of the two characters you want to feature. This will allow you to divide your scene in to screen left and screen right, cutting betweeen vlose ups of a left shot and a right shot, staying within a 180 degree diamiter.

The 180 degree rule can be broken, but should only be used as a story telling device that is intended to put the audience on edge, or symbolise decent in to madness/fantasy.