You have probably seen an example of 'breaking the 4th wall' in a film or TV show in the past, but what does 'breaking the 4th wall' mean? On a film set, there are 4 walls, the back wall, the two side walls and the imaginary wall; the wall from where the viewing audience view the film. Any time a character turns to the camera and addresses the viewing audience, he/she is breaking the so called '4th wall', the wall that separates him/her from the audience. An easier way to say this is that the character on screen notices his fictional presence. Below you can see a still from the Wolf of Wall Street. Notice how the character is in the fictional world around him, but he is looking at and talking to the camera, therefore addressing the audience and breaking the 4th wall.
Another example of breaking the 4th wall is evident in the comedy TV show 'Miranda' (my least favourite TV show ever). In this show, in every show she addresses the viewing audience, sharing her thoughts and feelings about whats happening in the episode that you're watching. Below is a youtube video of the top 10 'breaking the 4th walls' in film.
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