Blog 6 essay

I chose the scene from Jurassic Park. The directing in this movie is great, and it is a well-known film because of this. However, they do break the 180 degree rule, but it was for a very good purpose. Here, I will talk about how the 180 degree rule, the rule of thirds and the 30 degree rule apply to this scene.

                In this scene, the 180 degree rule is followed through consistently except for one shot. The entire scene is the characters discussing an experiment. The shots are back and forth between the two. They are OTS shots. Around the time this is broken, the shot is pulled back to show Dr. Grant’s view who is staring out into the wilderness. The camera then breaks the 180 degree rule by showing what Dr. Grant is looking at. Instead of slowing turning the camera or focusing on another object they just switch angles and break the rules.

                The rule of third is also applied in this scene. The two characters that are the strongest in the scene are right on the thirds. Then, when it switches to Dr. Grant his eyes are both on the thirds, and this helps to show that he is looking at something. The other characters eyes are also on the thirds when they are discussing the experiment. The 30 degree rule also shows up in this. When discussing the experiment, the camera switches back and forth from the 30 degrees the entire time they talk about the experiment.

                I think that the directing in this film is one of the elements that helped it to be so incredible. The shots and scenes in this movie were brilliant. One of the best aspects was also sound, but the directing is great too because they follow the rules except for when they absolutely need to be broken.