Match on Action
Match on action is the process when several shots are edited together to create one continuous shot. Match on Action is used in many shots and for many reasons, such as making the audience feel more involved in the clip and creating an illusion of reality.
When filming this technique it is important that the shots are exactly the same e.g. the camera must not be higher in one clip and lower in another, this could confuse the audience. Another thing which is vital when filming this is that the ending of the first clip must exactly match the beginning of the following clip.



Shot Reverse Shot
Shot reverse shot is a technique when the camera is focused on the person speaking and then switches to the second person speaking. When filming this you must film over the right shoulder of the person who is not speaking. This is a great conversation shot which enables the viewer to see both characters reactions.
This shot is a quick easy and simple shot because when filming the first character will read all of their lines with a 5 second wait in-between lines, the second character will also do the same. By doing this it helps us to edit and cut the clips together to form a continuous conversation.



The 180⁰
Rule The 180⁰ Rule in filmmaking is a basic guideline that keeps two characters in the same scene, always having the same left to right or right to left synchronisation to each other. This technique is only successful if the camera does not cross the imaginary line connecting the characters, by doing this it will swap the sides of where the characters are sitting, this will confuse the audience. This rule is called ‘crossing the line’. This rule can only be broken if you show a 360 ⁰ continuous view of the characters. By doing this without stopping shows the audience that the characters positions have not changed. The 180 ⁰ rule is useful for filming full conversations without cutting. However the shot can be difficult as crossing the line is quite an easy mistake, this wastes time and money when filming.