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Originally Posted by isthisLOL?
That's exactly what it is  It's a nod to the very early days of cinema, when film was an exhibitionistic medium rather than a voyeuristic one - which it is today. Looking into the camera from an off angle acknowledges the audience and tells them "look, I am giving you insight". It's rarely done nowadays, but it's generally understood as being that - breaking the 4th wall so-to-say. |
Yea, I took a cinema class a couple of years ago and I remember learning a little bit about breaking the 4th wall and watching some videos about it, but I don't remember a whole lot. Thanks for clearing that up a little bit.
Like you said, it is rarely done these days, which is why I was caught so off gaurd.
