For this task I'm working with,Shannon Nunn and Olivia Needham. The task is a continuity task involving filming and editing a character opening a door,crossing a room and then sitting in a chair,having a conversation with another character who is sitting opposite. I have to demonstrate match on action, shot/reverse shot and the 180-degree rule.
For you that don't know what these rules are, let me explain.
The 180-degree rule
Here is a diagram to demonstrate.
A rule stating that a camera should be placed somewhere inside 180 degrees on a particular side of the invisible line of a shot containing two people filmed in sequence. If the camera crosses the line, confusion results for the film viewers, because it makes it look like the people are switching places as one watches the film.
Shot/Reverse Shot
A shot that views the action from the opposite side of the previous shot, as during a conversation between two actors, giving the effect of looking from one actor to the other.
Match on action
Match on action is a technique of filming used in many sorts of films. It consists of connecting 2 shots together in which a character finishes off an action in the second shot that was started in the first one, for example a clip of a character walking through a door in which he opens the door being filmed from behind then the clip cuts to him walking through from the other one.
