Description of different editing concepts

1. Shot
Reverse
Shot
A
film
technique
wherein
one
character
is
shown
looking
(o6en
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
direcBons,
the
viewer
unconsciously
assumes
that
they
are
looking
at
each
other.

2. Matching
On
AcBon
A
cut
made
on
acBon
or
movement
between
two
shots
in
which
the
acBon
has
been
overlapped
either
by
repeBBon
of
the
acBon
or
by
the
use
of
more
than
one
camera.

3. 180
degree
rule
The
180°
rule
is
a
basic
guideline
in
film
making
that
states
that
two
characters
(or
other
elements)
in
the
same
scene
should
always
have
the
same
le6/right
relaBonship
to
each
other.
If
the
camera
passes
over
the
imaginary
axis
connecBng
the
two
subjects,
it
is
called
crossing
the
line.

4. ConBnuity
edit
ConBnuity
ediBng
refers
to
arranging
the
sequence
of
shots
to
suggest
a
progression
of
events
in
a
logical
way.
So
everything
has
to
flow,
eg.
if
someone
has
blonde
hair
they
can't
dye
it
to
brown
as
it
won't
flow.

5. Eyeline
matching
An
eyeline
match
is
a
film
ediBng
technique
associated
with
the
conBnuity
ediBng
system.
It
is
based
on
the
premise
that
the
audience
will
want
to
see
what
the
character
on-­‐screen
is
seeing.
The
eyeline
match
begins
with
a
character
looking
at
something
off-­‐
screen,
there
will
then
be
a
cut
to
the
object
or
person
at
which
he
is
looking.
For
example,
a
man
is
looking
off-­‐screen
to
his
le6,
and
then
the
film
cuts
to
a
television
that
he
is
watching.