SCREEN DIRECTION

What does the video narrator have to say about how characters should enter and exit the frame? What happens if these rules are not followed? How does this apply to diagonal movement in the frame?

  If the character is shown entering the frame on the left and exiting on the right then the corresponding edit should show him entering left and exiting right. If you have someone entering left and exiting right and the corresponding edit is entering right and exiting left then you have done this edit incorrectly. This can cause confusion in the audience or might make them think that the subject has changed direction. This is something you want to avoid