Camera Techniques
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Match on Action.
Match on action is the term used to describe when an action or movement is carried on over camera cuts. For example, if a character is walking out of a door, and the camera cuts to them on the other side of the door, he would be in roughly the same position and doing the same movement as they were before the cut.
Shot, Reverse Shot.
Shot, reverse shot involves 2 or more characters when the camera is focused on their faces, usually cutting back and forth between that characters as they speak. The characters will likely be looking at the camera or beside the camera, this lets the viewer know where the other character is located off camera and how the shot is orientated.
The 180 Degree Rule.
he 180 degree rule states that the camera cannot be placed outside of the 180 degree angle made on the line made that goes through 2 or more characters. By extension, if the camera pans crossing the line, the rule then applies to the other side of the line.
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