Filming techniques

The 180 degree rule line of action is the invisible line where the camera is placed if the camera moves away from the 180 degree line it creates confusion for the audience as it looks like the cast of the film are switching places when they are really still in the same position.

Shot-reverse-shot: This shot mainly used in interviews as it is a really good way to show a conversation between an number of people, it is also good to show the relationship between two characters of an interviewer and interviewee. This shot will repeatedly swap between characters or interviewer/ interviewee and will also occasionally change to show a two shot or three shot depending on the amount of people in the shot.

Match on action: This is an editing technique used to show and action by cutting one shot to another shot which shows the action in the first. However these shots aren't randomly put together they are carefully put together to show one specific action e.g. grabbing a door handle and opening the door.

Film Continuity- Caitlain

Sometimes new filmmakers make movies they can often look amateur as they make mistakes in continuity. The main reasons for this is that some of the scenes may not flow properly, the pacing can be off and simple things like the cuts can be in the wrong places. Its these things that the audience would spot and realise all of the minor mistakes, which draws their attention away from the actual movie instead to looking and analysing all the technical mistakes. To make a film continuous, transitions, framing, dialogue, scenes, sound, music all need to fit together and appear seamless to give the viewers the experience of a continuous movie.

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The 180 degree rule
The 180 degree line of action has a very important rule which has to be followed otherwise the shot would be ruined. The rule states that when filming the camera should always remain on one side of the imaginary line, it can go anywhere along this line as long as it stays on the same side at all times. The reason for this being that if the camera if the camera is switching from one side of the line to the other side the background would constantly be changing, meaning that the shot would start to look messy and unprofessional.

Shot reverse shot

A shot reverse shot is when the camera flicks between two people having a conversation. First the camera would point at the first character, then it would swap to showing us the other character who is talking before going back to showing us the first character. As they are shown to be facing opposite directions, the viewer can assume that they are looking at each other. 

Match on Action

This is used in order to create a sense of continuity with shots, the editing technique cuts from one shot to another shot. This portrays the whole action without having to show the whole thing, only showing parts of the action as showing the whole thing could be long winded. 

*the example of match on action is between 2 and 3 seconds.

Match on action

This refers to a video editing technique where the editor cuts from one scene to another without making it obvious each shot was taken at a different time. The following shot will then match what happened in the first, making the scene look natural and not jumpy.

Example

Match on Action

This is when one shot leads into another to give the impression that it is one smooth action and portrays a continuous sense of action. The action carrying through creates a visual bridge to

Shot-reverse shot

Shot reverse shot is a film technique where one character is shown looking at another (the person in shot is usually the one talking, however it may vary). After this, the other character involved in the conversation is then looking back at the first character.

Shot Reverse Shot

Shot reverse shot is when a shot is taken from the opposite side of the previous shot. In a conversation, it makes the viewer think that the two people are looking at each other.

180 degrees line of action

In film making, the 180 degree line of action is used when filming a conversation. When the two people are facing each other, in order to let the audience understand where each of the people are, this rule must be used. When filming, the camera must stay on one side of an invisible 180 degrees line, to prevent confusion, other wise the people being filmed would appear to switch sides.

180 Degree Line

The 180 degree line is an invisible line at a particular side of the action being shot. The camera must stay anywhere inside the 180 degree line otherwise it can confuse the audience because the actors in a conversation look as though they have swapped places and the background will be different.

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