Task 7 Understanding continuity editing

Understanding Continuity Editing

Continuity editing is what is known as "classical Hollywood". 

Continuity editing includes:

Eye line match

Match on action

Shot, reverse shot

180 degree rule

Eye Line Match

When a character is looking at  something off shot and then cut to the frame of what they are looking at.

An example of eye line match is this women from the movie Kill Bill looking at here feet.

Match on Action

This is when the character does an action in one shot and then cuts to a different angle to finish the shot the next day.

An example of match on action is where the man is walking through a doorway, where there are two shots of him going through.

Shot, Reverse Shot

This reveals one character and than the second shot reveals the second character, this is used in conversations

A good example of shot reverse shot is this picture where there are two people having a conversation where the  shot cuts between each person.

180 Degree rule

When filming the 180 degree rule is a basic guideline that states that the characters should have the same left/right relationship, if this is broken then the characters will have swapped positions on screen. 

An example of the 180 degree rule is in this video where it is being broken so, it does not make sense to the viewer.