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In reply to this comment by TheFreak:
>> ^PlayhousePals:

>> ^luxury_pie:
>> ^PlayhousePals:
>> ^Yogi:
>> ^PlayhousePals:
My dilemma? The privacy of my own home is a smoke free property. [Thank the stars for vaporizers!]

Inside...outside though? I'm sure your yard or something could work right?

Nope ... it's a large, busy apartment complex =o(

May I suggest the roof.

You may, but there is no roof access. PLUS the entire property is non smoking [one is relegated to go down by the lake or up by the street ... both city property]. There is a $185.00 fine and the possibility of eviction if caught.


Time to move.


Definitely a serious consideration when my lease is up =oD

I'm not a film maker but a cinephile, and from what I gather you have two of the exceptions correct. Another is when breaking the fourth wall or if a character is also a narrator (eg Rango).
In reply to this comment by TheFreak:
Sooooo...

I know there are some film makers on the sift. Somebody explain to me the rule on looking at the camera. I got the idea from somewhere that you were supposed to look off to the side of the camera rather than directly at it, in order to not freak the viewer out.

From this video it looks like there are two exceptions?

1. When the camera respresents the frame of reference of a character.
2. When you WANT to freak the viewer out.

Am I pretty close?