Introduction to our preliminary task:

For our preliminary task, we need to use Match on Action, 180 Degree rule and Shot/reverse shot, this post will explore what they mean. 

Match On Action:

This is where a cut between two shots that puts two different framings of the same action next to each other, making it seem to continue constant. It is a editing technique for continuity editing. It gives an impression of a sense of continuity, the action creates a 'visual bridge' which draws attention away from continuity mistakes. It helps to show the viewer what is exactly happening.

Shot/reverse shot:

This is a film technique where one character is shown looking at another character and then the other character is shown looking back at the first character. As the characters are shown facing in opposite directions, the viewer assumes that they are looking at each other.


180 Degree rule:


Two characters in a scene should always have the same left/right relationship to each other. If not this disrupts the scene and disorients the viewers.  This technique gives the audience a great sense of location in the scene in terms of what may be off-screen in some shots.