When we talk about filmmaking, we talk about actors moving on screen. The topic of SCREEN DIRECTION is important because it determines what direction your actors are moving on screen. It also determines where you can (and cannot) place your camera on location. Watch this short video about the importance of screen direction as it is relevant in recent film history. Now, I implore you to read through this short article produced by No Film School. It summarizes the relevance of screen direction even further. When you're filming a scene, you need to know where to put the camera in relation to your actors, and then how that shot setup will look on screen. Everything in filmmaking comes down to where the camera is, what it captures, and how that looks on a television or theater projector. Screen direction tells you that once you've established that your actor should be facing LEFT TO RIGHT then you must leave the camera close-up on him/her on that side. If you jump to another side then suddenly your actor's face will jump directions on screen. It will look to viewers as though your actor is moving around when he or she is actually sitting in a chair.
Practice with screen direction by putting up a camera, moving it around a subject, and then looking at the footage cut together in an NLE (Premiere Pro). You can also draw out your ideas on paper as an overhead and then see how your plan pans out.
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