When Actors Talk to the Camera?
Speaking Directly To, Otherwise Acknowledging or Doing Something to the Audience Through This Imaginary Wall – Or, in Film, Television, and Video Games...
Speaking directly to, otherwise acknowledging or doing something to the audience through this imaginary wall – or, in film, television, and video games, through a camera – is known as "breaking the fourth wall".
What is it called when an actor talks to the camera?
If an actor speaks directly to the audience, does something to the audience, or even simply notices the audience, it is known as "breaking the fourth wall". In a movie, or on television, this can be done by the actor speaking directly to the camera. ... The fourth wall is not the same as a soliloquy.
What is it called when you look at the camera?
In photography, a viewfinder is what the photographer looks through to compose, and, in many cases, to focus the picture. Most viewfinders are separate, and suffer parallax, while the single-lens reflex camera lets the viewfinder use the main optical system.