From the course: Creating a Short Film: 05 Directing
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Breaking the "fourth wall"
From the course: Creating a Short Film: 05 Directing
Breaking the "fourth wall"
- [Voiceover] The screen that we use to watch movies like on TV sets or in a theater, is often referred to as the fourth wall. As if the characters we're watching are all kind of putting on a play inside of this imaginary box. So when characters make eye contact with the camera, this is referred to as breaking the fourth wall because it destroys the illusion that the real story is happening before our eyes. And we're reminded of cameras and actors and filmmakers and fiction of it all. It can be jarring to an audience, even if the actor only looked at the camera for a split second. It's so intense that looking into the lens is also referred to as spiking the camera. Child actors are notorious for spiking the camera. And there's even an instance of breaking the fourth wall that we had to use in The Assurance. I needed an establishing shot of the night scene but the only ones we shot were from the original story where the townspeople were all gathered around and stuff. And I wanted a…
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Getting coverage4m 2s
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Maintaining continuity2m
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Telling stories with a camera3m 24s
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Moving the camera: On a tripod3m 8s
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Moving the camera: Pushing in3m 23s
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Moving the camera: Pulling back2m 24s
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Moving the camera: Handheld shots3m 40s
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Moving the camera: Tracking shots3m 16s
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Cheating and stealing shots3m 20s
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Utilizing rolling takes4m 10s
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Breaking the "fourth wall"1m 45s
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Fixing it in post1m 43s
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