CONTINUITY PRINCIPLES
ByTatum Evans
MATCH ON ACTION
Matching on action refers to film editing and video editing techniques where the editor cuts from one
shot to another view that matches the first shot's action.
SHOT-REVERSE-SHOT
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.
180 DEGREE ANGLE
The 180° rule is a cinematography guideline that states that two characters in a scene should maintain the same left/right
relationship to one another .When the camera passes over the invisible axis connecting the two subjects, it is called
crossing the line and the shot becomes what is called a reverse angle.

Continuity principles

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    MATCH ON ACTION Matchingon action refers to film editing and video editing techniques where the editor cuts from one shot to another view that matches the first shot's action.
  • 3.
    SHOT-REVERSE-SHOT Shot reverse shotis 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.
  • 4.
    180 DEGREE ANGLE The180° rule is a cinematography guideline that states that two characters in a scene should maintain the same left/right relationship to one another .When the camera passes over the invisible axis connecting the two subjects, it is called crossing the line and the shot becomes what is called a reverse angle.