2. 180° Shot
• 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 • The new shot, from the
subjects, it is called opposite side, is
crossing the line. known as a reverse angle.
3. Match on Match
• A match cut, also called a graphic match, is a cut
between either two different objects, two different
spaces, or two different compositions in which an
object in the two shots graphically match.
• This often helps to establish a strong continuity of
action and links the two shots metaphorically.
• Match cuts form the basis for continuity editing, such
as the ubiquitous use of match on action.
• One example of this is in Psycho with the use of a
drain cutting to an eyeball.
4. Eyeline Match
• Eyeline matches are associated with continuity
editing.
• They involve the idea of the audience seeing what
the character is seeing.
• The eyeline match begins with a character looking at
something off-screen with there then being a cut to
the object or person at which he/she is looking.
• Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window, for example, makes
frequent use of eyeline matches, with the audience
often seeing the main character looking at
something, and then us seeing it when the camera
shifts.
5. Shot Reverse Shot (SRS)
• These types of shots are often used to express
dialogue because they involve one character
looking at another character (often off-
screen), and then the other character is
shown looking back at the first character.
• SRS also represent the idea of continuity
editing.
• SRS are often used within dramas or soaps
because they enforce their conventions.
