post 3: continuity

What is continuity?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuity_(fiction)
Keeping the mis-en-scene the same throughout filming and having the characters stand in the same place as where there was a 'cut'.

 This shows an example of continuity as there is 3 pens but then in the next shot there is only 2 with no infomation about where it has gone.

 

The 180 degree rule and crossing the line

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/180_degree_rule
This is a rule that most movie makers stick to it allows the character to stay on the same side of the screen throughout filming.Such as if a character is on the left then that character will stay on the left.If the camera goes past the 180 degree shot it is crossing the line.

 

Shot reverse shot

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shot_reverse_shot

This is when the camera switches its point of view, such as if two people were talking then one shot would be over one persons shoulder and the other shot will be other the next persons shoulder, they would be edited together.

What is match on action?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cutting_on_action

Match on action is where the production is cut from one shot to a different shot which usally makes a new view which matches the action from the first shot. Match on action gives an impression of continous time between the shots even if they were shot hours apart.