Continuity editing makes shots appear filmed at the same time by showing characters in the same position at the end of one shot and the beginning of the next. The 180 degree rule keeps shots on the same side of a scene to avoid confusion, as seen when a camera moves less than 45 degrees. Shot reverse shot is commonly used in conversations, alternating between characters to show who is speaking or being spoken to.

1. Editing Techniques

2. Continuity editing
The purpose of continuity
Shot 1
editing is to make it look
like the next shot has At the end of this shot the
been filmed at the same character is coming out of
time. a lift and we can see the lift
is half way open
At the beginning of this
Shot 2
shot we can see the
character is in the same
position as she was at
the end of the last shot
which makes it look like
it was filmed at the
same time

3. 180 degree rule
Shot 1
The purpose of 180 degree
rule is to get all your shots
on the same side of the In this shot we can see that
scene otherwise the scene the camera has been
can look confusing. placed in the back of the
lift facing the door
Shot 2
In this next shot we can see
that the camera has only
moved about 45 degrees
and as it is in the same 180
degrees as the last shot it
follows the 180 degree rule

4. Shot reverse shot
Shot 1
Shot reverse shot is normally
used in conversation scenes
to show the audience who In this first shot we can
the person is talking to or see an over the shoulder
looking at shot of one character
looking at another
character
Shot 2
In this next shot we can see
the character looking back
at the character which
shows that they are looking
at each other probably in a
conversation