perliminary task 2: VIDEO PRODUCTION

180° RULE:





the 180° rule is a type of film editing where that the two characters in the scene should always keep the same left and right positioning. if the camera passes over the imaginary line connecting the two subjects it is called crossing the line, and the new shot from the other side is known as the reverse angle


to the left is a diagram of the 180° rule. the vertical line passing through the two subjects is the crossing line, if the two cameras were to pass over this line into the left hand side of the frame they would then be on the reverse angle.

the cameras can be at aimed any angle towards the subjects aslong as they dont cross the crossing line in order for the scene to make sense. if you wanted to shoot from the other side of the crossing line you would have to show the camera passing this line.






MATCH ON ACTION SHOT:

A match on action is when some action occurring before the temporally questionable cut is picked up where the cut left it by the shot immediately following. For example, a shot of someone tossing a ball can be edited to show two different views, while maintaining temporal continuity by being sure that the second shot shows the arm of the subject in the same stage of its motion as it was left when cutting from the first shot.

this is a good example of this

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=d1KayJTX3lE&feature=related