The document provides information and examples about various film techniques including the 180 degree rule, match on action editing, and different camera shots and angles. It explains that the 180 degree rule aims to keep visual consistency between two characters. It also describes match on action editing as cutting between two shots that match the same action to give the illusion of continuous time. Finally, it lists different camera shots like establishing shot, close up, and two shot along with what each shot is used for and why.

1. Paula, Mickella and
Cerise
Draft 1

2. Brainstorming and rough ideas
 Include any brainstorming and rough ideas
your group came up with.
Dramatic
Ideas
Mother and
Secret Daughter
waiting to conversation
be told

3. 180 degree rule
 What is 180 degree rule?
180° rule is a basic guideline in film making 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. The new shot, from the opposite side, is
known as a reverse angle.
 How will you consider this in your planning?
 You may show still shots and label them to describe what the 180
degree rule is.

4. Match on action
 What is this?
Match on action refers to a film
editing technique where the
editor cuts from one shot to
another view that matches the
first shot's action.
Although the two shots may have
actually been shot hours apart
from each other, cutting on
action gives the impression of
continuous time when watching
the edited film.
 How will you consider this in your
planning?
 You may show still shots and label
them to describe what the match
on action is.

5. Camera Shots and angles
establishin close up extreme 2 shot over the
g shot close up shoulder
shot
Visual
What is it scene by To show the To focus on Show that it’s
used for showing emotion of a particular a To focus
and why? the the area of the conversation on 1
relationshi character’s face e.g. character
p between face eye
its
important
figures
and
objects

6.  A basic rule that
means that two
characters should
always have the same
left and right
relationship to each
other.
 When a camera
crosses the ‘axis’
connecting two
subjects it is called
‘crossing the line’. The
new shot is called the
reverse angle.

7.  This technique is used to give the
viewer the illusion of one single
movement across two separate
shots.
 For example, if you filmed
someone throwing a ball, you
would show a mid-shot showing
the whole of the persons upper
body and the persons arm begin
to move. The next shot would be
from a different angle, but would
continue to show the ball being
released from the persons arm.
 It is very important that the person
is throwing the ball at the same
speed in both shots so that the
action looks fluid.
 This technique is often very difficult
to master, because it requires both
camera shots and editing to
match perfectly

8. establishing close up extreme 2 shot over the
shot close up shoulder
shot
Visual
An establishing shows a shows only a A Two shot is a type of In film, a shot
What is shot is usually the character's part of a
shot employed in the
film industry in which that gives us a
first shot of a new face and character's face. the frame character's
it used scene, designed to
show the audience
shoulders. It is It fills the screen encompasses a view of
two people (the
point of view
close enough with the details but that
for and where the action is
taking place.
to show of a subject
subjects). The subjects
do not have to be next includes part
subtle facial to each other, and of that
why? expressions
there are many
common two-shots character's
clearly. which have one shoulder or
subject in the the side of the
foreground and the
other subject in the head in the
background. shot.

9. Overhead Plan

10. Script draft 1