Monday 9 September 2013

The Preliminary Task / Principles of Continuity

Match on Action:
-When the camera angle changes, yet there is a constant flow.
Eg. When walking through a door, you first see behind the person, who then opens the door. The camera has to be moved to inside the room to see the person entering that room but the shots must be edited together so the action continues from the same point, making it flow.

Shot Reverse Shot:

-When one character is shown looking at another character from behind the second character's back. Then the other character is shown from behind the first's character's back. This way, the audience can assume they are talking to each other. 

180º Rule:

-Only filming from behind a 180º line passing through two characters. This ensures that the characters have the same left and right and do not switch places on the screen. 

1 comment:

  1. Good! You could improve on this by adding pictures or videos that demonstrate the three rules.

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