Emma's research - 180 degree line of action

180 degree line of action:

A 180 degree line is basically when you can connect situations together. For example if a character is running it will show where they are and what the path looks like, therefore the viewer will be able to fit the pieces together and understand where the character is. It also works with character conversations. For example with one shot of one character, the viewer can determine where the scene is taking place for example a factory. The viewer will know to expect the next shot of an other character they are talking to in a factory also. If not it will be breaking the 180 degree line of action.

Shot revers shot:

This is a part of editing that is used in dialogue sequences. It uses the 180 degree rule within it as the dialogue place needs to match otherwise it will break the rule. A basic definition of shot revers shot is:
A shot of one character looking at another character (usually off-screen), then the other character is shown looking back at the first character. Then there is usually a shot of both characters shown together on screen. Unconsciously, the viewer will put the pieces together and assumes they're looking at each other.

Match on action

Match on action (or cutting on action) is an editing technique for continuity editing in which one shot cuts to another shot portraying the action of the subject of the first shot.

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180 degree line of action:

If you can imagine an actor walking or running in a direction then you can picture the path they are following as a line. If two actors are talking to each other then draw a line to connect the two places where they are standing and extend the line in each direction to the edges of the set. Even if there are many actors in the scene you can still draw a line connecting the two opposing sides of the action.




Shot reverse shot:

A film technique wherein one character is shown looking (often off-screen) at another character, and then the other character is shown looking "back" at the first character. Since the characters are shown facing in opposite directions, the viewer unconciously assumes that they are looking at each other.




Match on action:

A cut that connects two different views of the same action at the same moment in the movement. By carefully matching the movement across the two shots, filmmakers make it seem that the motion continues uninterrupted. For a real match on action, the action should begin in the first shot and end in the second shot.

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