Continuity Editing

180 Degree Rule

The 180 degree rule acts as a guideline. When there are two people in a conversation or walking towards each other, you should only film on one side to create the illusion of conversation. If there is a conversation that is being filmed, one should be facing right and the other left, again creating the illusion of conversation. Even if they are facing each other, the cameraman must make sure the audience can see this when filming. For example, if the camera was filming person A from the right and person B from the let, it would not be creating the illusion of conversation as they would both be facing the same way.

Match on Action

This is when a scene should be consistent and look professional even if there are different camera shots. The cameraman must ensure there are no shots being repeated and make it look like shots have not changed throughout. They should create an illusion there is only one consistent shot.

Shot Reverse Shot

This also creates the illusion of conversation where two people are looking at each other but only one person is in a shot at one time. The people are shown to be facing the opposite directions again so the viewer realises they are facing each other.

When filming in the future, these three rules of filming with help me as I will know what to do as a cameraman and therefore produce a piece of work that will be better than if I wasn't knowledgeable about them.