Continuity

Definition:
- the quality of being consistent and uninterrupted throughout
 - something that stays consistent throughout
- a detailed film script used to ensure consistency throughout

This clip shows an example of continuity mistakes.
The car door was smashed through the beginning, until the shot changed and the car door wasn't smashed.

180 degree rule

Definition:
- 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. 

Example:

This shows where the camerea is meant to be placed through the 180 degree rule; all camerea movements must stay within the semi circle. 

Shot/reverse shot

Definition
-  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.

Example:

This shows the camerea shot has been reversed to show these two people are having a conversation.

Match on action

Definiton: 
 - a cut made on action or movement between two shots in which the action has been overlapped either by repetition of the action or by the use of more than one camera.

Example:

This shoes someone opening a door, which then cuts and zooms on the person's hand. 

AS Media Premliniary Exercise

Premliniary Exercise:

Pproduce a short clip of a character opening a door, crossing the room and sitting in a chair opposite another character. These two characters have to exchange a couple of lines of dialogue. 

This must include:

• Match on action
• Shot/reverse shot
• 180 degree rule