ABSTRACT
Screen direction refers to the direction that objects or characters move on the screen. Consistent screen direction is important in visual storytelling because it often tells the viewer where a character is going and when the character changes direction. For instance, when Homer Simpson drives to work, in every shot he moves from camera left toward camera right, also stated as moving camera right. When he drives home, he moves camera left. Even as he walks in the door, he’s still moving camera left. If Homer were going to work and was moving camera left in one of the shots, it would look as if he turned around to go back home.
