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Clear the eyeline

A request for off-camera people or distracting movement to leave the direction in which a performer must look during a take.

Also known as: clearing the eyeline, clear eyeline

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Clearing the eyeline helps concentration and preserves a specific look direction. Essential scene partners, marks, safety observers, and technical references should be coordinated rather than removed blindly.

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