Film Techniques

Preliminary task - techniques

For the preliminary task we had practice some of the filming techniques such as match on action, shot reverse shot and 180 degree rule.

Match on action - Cutting on action or matching on action refers to film editing and video editing techniques where the editor cuts from one shot to another view that matches the first shot's action. A common example is a man walking up to a door and reaching for the knob.

Shot/Reverse shot - one character is shown looking at another character (often off-screen), and then the other character is shown looking back at the first character. Since the characters are shown facing in opposite directions, the viewer assumes that they are looking at each other.

180 degree rule -  When you film a scene using separate shots, it's important that people understand where everything in the scene is. The 180 degree rule will help you do this.