continuity

continuity

consistency
coherent

cutting shots - story with narrative continuity
implying spatial relationships - smooth flow from shot to shot
creates realism - edits must be invisible

establishing/ re-establishing

provides a view of all the space in which the action is occurring.
might be necessary when a complex sequence of cuts may have served to disorientate a viewer
it establishes context for a scene - logical coherence between shots

match on action

editing one shot to another
when and action happens it cuts to another place
example: door handle - other side of the door
make the action flow

180 degrees roll

cant cross over the 180 degree wall (invisible wall)

otherwise characters
will be switched and
will disorientate
the viewer





eye-line match

matches the characters eyes - first person view - understanding what the character is looking at

shot reverse shot

one character looking at another character off screen cuts to the off screen character who is now onscreen looking at the first character who is now off screen