Continuity

Film continuity:

During the production of a film, continuity is key as it provides a smooth transitioning between scenes to allow for a more natural movie to be produced.

180° degree rule:

For the 180° rule in film, you have to only film one side of the line otherwise you will encounter problems in terms of continuity. For example, people will flip sides therefore making it confusing as it will show the people both talking in the same direction. Another example is if you change which side you film at whilst on a set, you would reveal the audience or the actual studio used.

Shot-Reverse-Shot:

Shot-reverse-shot includes filming one person talking or looking at another person then filming said person for a shot then going back to the original person using a closer shot. Whilst doing this technique, don’t use zoom because it doesn’t look natural for the reason that our eyes don’t zoom but instead we just move closer. When leaving a shot-reverse-shot scene a master angle is used.

Match on action:

Match on action refers to the editing technique which is used by editors to show the transition of a characters action. The two actions that are made by the character in that scene get cut together. An example of this would be when someone enters a room; there is a long shot of the person walking up to the door then a straight cut to their hand on the door handle pushing it down to open the door and a final cut to the person walking in but shot from inside the room.