Blog 5: Storyboard Imitation

  

The director followed the 180 degree rule in the first five shots because generally when the camera position changed, the characters were moving off the screen and the camera followed to an extent. This happened in shot three. Also, the camera was on a dolly for shot four, staying on the 180 degree line.

The director mostly followed the rule of thirds in the first five shots, except for in shot three. The characters move across the screen and are not positioned in the rule of thirds.

The director avoided the rules of 30 altogether because the shots did not jump between the characters. Each shot was essentially a movement shot except for shot two, and the camera moved with the characters but did not jump around between them.

The director broke the rule of thirds in shot three because the characters move across the screen and are not in the rule of thirds. This is okay because they are moving and it does not detract from the shot. It is more so a violation of the 180 degree rule, but it is acceptable because one way to break the rule is to have the characters move on the screen.

Later in the scene, the camera changes tend to get a little jumpy when filming dialogue between characters. The director did not really break any rules with it, but the transitions between shots could have been a little cleaner. It is okay for this particular movie, however, because it's making fun of King Arthur and it is not meant to be the best movie out there. The movie did not have a lot of money to work with, so the director may not have been the greatest possible. Overall, the scene is good minus this small issue which is a minor detraction from the scene.