2. Shot/reverse shot
Shot/reverse shot - Two shots edited together that alternate
characters, typically in a conversation or situation. Usually
characters in one frame look left, and in the following frame
look right. Must ensure that the right amount of shots are
filmed to make the ‘shot-reverse-shot’ sequence work.
3. Eyeline Match
Eyeline Match - A cut between two shots, in which the first
shots how’s a person looking off in one direction, and the
second shot shows either a space containing what he or she
sees, or a person looking back in exactly the opposite
direction.
4. Order of shots
• Help the watcher understand continuity.
These are cuts that take us seamlessly and
logically from one sequence or scene to
another. This is an unobtrusive cut that serves
to move the narrative along.
