Shot Types

Shot Types

MATCH ON ACTION

Match on action means that when something happens in a scene, when there is a cut, the same piece on action must be going on.

This is an example of continuity editing and is very important in helping the audience continually understand exactly what is happening.

SHOT REVERSE SHOT

Shot reverse shot 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. Since the characters are shown facing in opposite directions, the audience assume they are looking at each other.

This is commonly featured in the 'classic' Hollywood style of continuity editing.

180 DEGREE RULE

The rule states that the camera should remain the same side of an imaginary line and that the line is drawn perpendicular to the camera's viewpoint in the establishing shot of the scene. The rule enforces continuity of the film.