I have been told before on a short film that when it comes to cutting from a close up of one actor to a close up of another, that their line of sight does not match. As in they look like they are looking in slightly different directions. Which is odd since they were looking at each other during shooting.
How do you shoot a scene with two actors so you have a close up of each but they look like they are looking at each other. Here's an example from Dr. Strangelove.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1KvgtEnABY
Both close ups are differently framed. One is from under the chin of Jack Ripper and is a bit of a dutch angle.
The shot of Mandrake is from a corner angle, is a little more of a profile shot. But they look like they are looking right at each other, even though the close up framings are at different angles. So how does one do it properly so that the audience believes they are looking at each other. This can be tricky, even if both actors are doing so, it can still not look that way in my experience.
Thanks.
How do you shoot a scene with two actors so you have a close up of each but they look like they are looking at each other. Here's an example from Dr. Strangelove.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1KvgtEnABY
Both close ups are differently framed. One is from under the chin of Jack Ripper and is a bit of a dutch angle.
The shot of Mandrake is from a corner angle, is a little more of a profile shot. But they look like they are looking right at each other, even though the close up framings are at different angles. So how does one do it properly so that the audience believes they are looking at each other. This can be tricky, even if both actors are doing so, it can still not look that way in my experience.
Thanks.