The 180 degree rule

The 180 degree rule is used to let the audience cleary see in their mind where the characters in the shot are situated either left or right of each other. A line of 180 degrees is fictionally drawn and this line cannot be crossed by the camera so the characters positions don not appear to suddenly switch within a scene. This line can be crossed if the camera shows it being crossed i.e and over the shoulder shot that pans left/right across the shoulders, then the same rule applies but now on the opposite side.

Match on action

Is the editing technique so the whole scene is linear and chronological. This makes the scene flow smoothly.

shot reverse shot

Is the technique to show the viewers face and then what they are looking at. So a shot of the viewer and then the viewed.

Film Distribution in Norwich

Over the weekend of the 1st to the 2nd of November I collected data on film distribution in the Norwich. I collected data from the 4 local cinemas and what films they were showing. These cinemas were Vue, The Odeon, Cinema City and Hollywood Cinema all located in Norwich.

Overall there was a selection of 21 films to choose from being shown at one point over the weekend. The Odeon screened over 50% of the 21 with 13 films being shown, Vue screened 12, Cinema City screened 6 and Hollywood 7. Of all the films only 6 were British and none were of any other foreign production other than Hollywood. Only 28% of the films shown were British in comparison to the 72% Hollywood films. Of all the films shown 134 films were screened on Saturday and 130 were screened on Sunday with an overall number of 264 screenings over the weekend. The Odeon has 14 screens, Vue has 8, Hollywood Cinema has 4 and cinema city has 3.


‘The Odeon’ cinemas are the largest chain of cinema’s in Europe. Owned by ‘UCI’ who were formed from a partnership of ‘Paramount Pictures’ and ‘Universal Studios’ who are both Hollywood based production companies. Much like ‘Vue’ cinemas who are owned by ‘Warner Brothers village’ a company owned by ‘Warner Brothers’, also a large Hollywood production company. As both are funded by Hollywood production companies they both therefore show mainly Hollywood produced films as that is were there money is coming from in the first place.

This is not the same for Cinema City who are an
Cinema City over the weekend of the 1st and 2nd showed 3 unique british films were shown at the cinema out of 6 films all together. ‘Ruby Blue’, ‘Of Time And The City’ and ‘Ghosts Of Norwich’. These films were only being shown in selected cinemas over the country and cinema city was one to support these films unlike the more mainstream organizations. This shows cinema city’s support of the British film institution, their support for more art and cultural films and local films such as Ghosts of Norwich.

The Hollywood cinema is an independent chain only situated in East Anglia.

We can conclude from the above information that The Odeon and Vue having the most number of screens, funding from Hollywood itself and showing 72% Hollywood films dominates the film distribution in the Norwich. Also Hollywood cinema shows mainly Hollywood films with the only support for the British film coming from Cinema City which has very limited viewings with comparison to the 2 major multiplex’.

My Questionaire for Method 2

Age?
Occupation?
aspirations?
who do you prefer to view films with?
What is your favourite film genre?
How do you prefer to watch films?
How much TV do you watch a week?
What is your favourite TV genre?
What thriller films have you seen recently? what of the following British thrilers films have you seen? Essex Boys snatch Billy Elliot Control Brassed Off this is England Trainspotting Rock 'n' Rolla Bridget Jones’ Diary Get Carter Shaun Of the Dead
What do you think makes a good thriller film?
Who is your favourite Actor/Actress?
Have they featured in any thriller films you know of?
What is your favourite thriller film?

Who is your favourite thriller Director

from this list?

Quentin Tarantino

Michael Scorsese

Steven Spielberg

Alfred Hitchcock

What is your favourite TV Series?

Do you watch any of the following British TV Thriller series:

Life of Mars

Ashes to Ashes

Criminal Justice

Touch of Frost

Midsomer Murders

The Bill