Media Terms for Preliminary Task

Match on Action

- Match on action is an editing technique whereby a cut is made from the action occurring in a scene to a different view of the same action, creating a sense of continuity. 

180 Degree Rule

- The 180 Degree Rule is a key principle to film-making. It is a rule that dictates where the camera must be placed when shooting a character and another character or a character and another object.

- Imagine there is an 360 degree circle around two subjects. The camera cannot pass between the axis that cuts the circle in half, if the rule is broken, a cut will be distinctly evident to a viewer and would spoil the idea of continuity editing.

Image demonstrating the 180 degree rule

                            

Shot Reverse Shot

- Shot reverse shot is a film technique whereby cuts are made from the action, to the opposite view of the action and finally back to the action. This technique is often used in dialogue, to establish a natural conversation, and prove that characters are facing each other.