This document defines three media-specific editing techniques: cutting on action or matching on action refers to cutting between shots that match the action taking place; shot/reverse shot shows one character looking at another character who is then shown looking back; and the 180-degree rule states that a camera should remain on the same side of an imaginary line between two characters being filmed to avoid making it appear they are switching places.

1. Media specific terminology

2. Continuity

3. Match on action
Cutting on action or 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.

4. Shot/reverse shot
Shot reverse shot (or shot/countershot) 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.

5. 180-degree rule
A rule stating that a camera should be placed
somewhere inside 180 degrees on a particular
side of the invisible line of a shot containing two
people filmed in sequence. If the camera crosses
the line, confusion results for the film viewer,
because it makes it look like the people are
switching places as one watches the film.