06-22-2016, 02:08 AM
oh yes, I see what you mean - also with him entering the in panel 2 with him travelling right, then the punch is coming from the right - it's a subconscious cue we don't notice but is important. If the punch was flipped, it'd 'cross the line' in movie terms and might not work out. In the transition in the last panel it's kind of ambiguous since we can't see his eyes, but depending where you point them it could work or not.
If you don't know what crossing the line is, I made some really quick notes, hope they make sense.
![[Image: cYLWy2x.jpg]](http://i.imgur.com/cYLWy2x.jpg)
in brief: 'the line' is determined by the characters line of vision, an invisible line is drawn extending out and behind them oriented on the direction they are looking. Whatever side of that line the camera is on, it should stay on that same side in the next shot.
Have to be careful with how you handle it else you get a reverse shot that feels uncomfortable for the viewer (but can get away with it more in comics than on TV).
If you don't know what crossing the line is, I made some really quick notes, hope they make sense.
in brief: 'the line' is determined by the characters line of vision, an invisible line is drawn extending out and behind them oriented on the direction they are looking. Whatever side of that line the camera is on, it should stay on that same side in the next shot.
Have to be careful with how you handle it else you get a reverse shot that feels uncomfortable for the viewer (but can get away with it more in comics than on TV).