Editing concepts

A shot verse shot are most commonly used in conversations. One shot would show one character talking and reaction throughout and conversation and the camera would then cut to the other person and then cut back and so on. This frequently happens in Soap Opera dramas.

Shot reverse shot

This is when one object blends into another with the shot following. An example of this is if steam from a kettle blend into steam to a train.

Graphic matching

180 rule is important for continuity editing to allow the sequence to appear seamless. Imagine a circle around the action, a semi circle of it would be the only side you’re to film on. If you cross the invisible line then it was cause jump cutting. This means when watching the footage the clip would jump and not appear seamless.

180 degree rule

Match on action is when one shot is showing the character reaching for something off screen and the next shot shows what they've reached for. An example of this is when a person reaches for the door and the next shot show the door opening from a different angle.

Match on Action

This is when you have the character looks over at something off screen and the following shot shows what they’re looking at.

Eye line matching.

Another name for this is called Parallel Editing. This is when two different actions are taking place in the same time and the shot cuts from both scenes. A good example of this is if a child is playing with a ball and the ball rolls onto the road. Then the next shot would cut the careless driver on the phone. The next shot would cut the child running for the ball. The following show (increasingly getting faster in cuts to create tension) back to the driver being careless and so on till the both scenes join with the driver smashing into the child.

Cross cutting.

This shot is commonly used to introduce a setting. This is so the viewer recognized where the action is about to take place. Crane shots/aerial shots and long shots are frequently used as stabling shots. 

Establishing shot