Film Making Tips 101 The “Line”You can tell when someone makes a film without thinking it through. It becomes even more obvious when people completely disregard where things should be placed, where things are in relation to them and also, they forget about the “line.” The line, also known as the “axis of action” or just “the axis.”The line (axis/axis of action) is where the camera faces. Regard the camera as the center point and imagine everything before it is the world we see. If we go to the opposite side of the camera, the line, we’re crossing the line. Meaning everything must be reversed, we’ve now changed where we’re positioned and the background behind the subject, and so the subjects must be automatically reversed. Failing to do so will disorientate our audience and just not make sense.But in addition to that, we have to be very weary of doing such a thing as crossing the line. Even if done properly, crossing the line can make the viewer confused and uneasy. It’s best to take a look through the camera and feel out how it would work before doing so rather than just going ahead and wasting time. Reversing ...