AS1: Task 8 Using Continuity Editing Techniques

Continuity editing

As a task we was asked to record a quick video following all the rules to keep continuity in films. 

Our group was:

• 1 camera man
• 1 mic holder
• 2 actors

The rules we followed were:

Match on Action

• Eye-line  Match
• Shot, Reverse Shot
• 180 degree rule
• Point of View

Match on action: This technique is when a character start in one shot, they cut the camera to film from a different angle. In our filming we used Match on action when Diana walked around the corner and then we cut to her opening the door. This is an example of match on action:

Eye-line match: This technique links two shots together to make it look like someone is looking at something else when they are looking at something totally different. This allows the audience to to experience the same event as the character. This is an example of this:

Shot, reverse shot: The first shot shows one character and then the second character. this is used so the audience knows that the two characters are talking to each other. if this wasn't used it would be hard to show who is talking to each other. This is an example of this: 

180 degree rule: This rule makes sure two characters in the same scene with each other as the same left/right relationship to each other so it don't seem fake. if the camera makes a circle around the characters it will make everything look opposite so left is right and right is left and it wouldn't flow. This is an example of this: