Shot reverse shot - example
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.
A shot showing what the character is supposedly looking at either a point of view or over the shoulder shot; is followed by a reverse angle shot of the character themselves looking at it, or of the other character looking back at them, for example.
Shot reverse shot often ties in with the 180° rule to retain continuity by not distorting the audience’s sense of location of the characters in the shots.
Match on action - example
Match on action is an editing technique in which one shot cuts to another shot portraying the action in the first one. It creates a sense of continuity. The action carrying through creates a visual bridge which draws the attention away from the slight cutting. It is not a graphic cut as it portrays the same action as opposed to two separate things.
180 degree rule - example
This is a filming guideline that says participants in a scene should have the same left-right relationship, with filming only taking place within the 180 degree angle. This is mostly used in conversation scenes.
