foundation portfolio - preliminary task

The preliminary task is a demonstration of continuity editing there are four rules to follow; match on action, shot/reverse shot, 180 degree rule and the eye line match.

Match on action
match on action is when we see a character start an action in one shot and then see them continue it into the next.


The 180 degree rule
the 180 degree rule is a basic guideline that states that two characters (or other elements) in the same scene should always have the same left/right relationship to each other.
if the camera passes over the imaginary axis connecting the two subjects, it is called crossing the line.

Shot/reverse shot
is a film technique where one character is shown looking at another character (often off-screen), and then the other character is shown looking back at the first character. Since the characters are shown facing in opposite directions, the viewer assumes that they are looking at each other.


Eye line match
a film editing technique associated with the continuity editing system. It is based on the premise that the audience will want to see what the character on-screen is seeing. The eyeline match begins with a character looking at something off-screen, there will then be a cut to the object or person at which he is looking. For example, a man is looking off-screen to his left, and then the film cuts to a television that he is watching.