Tuesday 12 January 2010

The three main continuity key terms

180° rule
The 180° rule is a guideline in film making that says that two characters in the same scene should always have the same left/right relationship to each other. If the camera passes over this imaginary line, you are said to break the 180° rule.



Shot/reverse shot
The shot/reverse shot is when two characters are in a shot and the camera switches between each character (over the shoulder of the other) to show emotions and reactions.


Match On Action
This is when an action before and after a cut still match. for example the shot someone is opening a door with one hand and the second shot the person is shutting the door the other side with the same hand.

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