180 Degree rule

The 180 rule is a basic film editing guideline that states two characters in the same scene should always have the same left and right relationship to each other. If the camera passes over the imaginary axis connecting the two subjects, it is called crossing the line. The new shot from the opposite side is known as a reverse angle. For example if in dialogue, If Anoop is on the left and Charlie is on the right, the Anoop should be facing right at all times, even when Charlie is off the edge of the frame, and Charlie should always be facing left. Shifting to the other side of the characters on a cut, so that Charlie is now on the left hand side and Anoop is on the right, this will distort the viewers, and also break the flow of the scene. The rule is illustrated below;

We also added a match on action shot in our preliminary task, this is where you cut the footage to save time in your film when someone is walking to or through someone. For example we used a match on action shot then Matt walked through the door there was a cut of a shot on his hand and then a cut when he was on the other side of the door, this meant that the audience will not get bored from watching the main character walk open the door for the door to swing and for him to then walk through  it.

Another shot that we used was an over the shoulder shot, this is where the audience is at a view point of behind the main character. this enables the audience to gain a feel of being there at the scene behind the character, or it can also show somebody walking up to the character from behind.

Below is a picture of a match on action shot.