Shooting in the round refers to a style in
cinematography
Cinematography () is the art of motion picture (and more recently, electronic video camera) photography.
Cinematographers use a lens (optics), lens to focus reflected light from objects into a real image that is transferred to some image sen ...
in which the
180-degree rule
In filmmaking, the 180-degree rule is a guideline regarding the on-screen spatial relationship between a character and another character or object within a scene. The rule states that the camera should be kept on one side of an imaginary axis be ...
is broken and the actors are filmed from all sides.
During TV show
panel discussions, shooting in the round can help the guests feel like all the panelists are equal and create a feeling of greater intimacy.
The name of the style is originally brought from the theater, called
theatre in the round
Theatre-in-the-round, also known as arena theatre or central staging, is a theatrical stage configuration in which the audience surrounds the performance area on all sides.
Historically rooted in ancient Greece and Rome performance practices, ...
.
References
Cinematic techniques
{{filming-stub