The document provides instructions for a media studies project to film a continuity sequence demonstrating editing techniques. It outlines that the sequence should film a character walking down a corridor, opening a door, crossing a room, and sitting in a chair to exchange dialogue with another character. It then defines and explains the techniques of match on action, eye-line match, cross-cutting, shot/reverse shot, and the 180-degree rule that must be demonstrated in the filmed and edited sequence.
2. Project Brief
For this project I was asked to film an edit, a continuity sequence that
creates a tense climax. In this task I need to demonstrate filming and
editing techniques that maintain continuity of space and time.
In this sequence I need to include following camera and editing
techniques:
Match on action
Eye-line match
Cross cutting
Shot/reverse shot
The 180-degree rule
3. Project Synopsis
“Film a character walking down a corridor, opening a door, crossing a room
and sitting down in a chair opposite another character, with whom she/he
then exchanges a couple of lines of dialogue.”
4. Match on action
- is a way of cutting a scene in action, and then showing the next scene
following the same action from a another angle.
5. Eye-line match
- a way for the viewer to feel as if they in the eyes of the character. First
showing the eyeline view of the character, then showing the character
themselves. Or visa versa.
6. Cross-cutting
The cross-cutting technique, a mainstay of film and video editing, is a
method by which film editors cut back and forth between scenes taking
place in different spaces or settings. You can cross-cut between two
scenes in two locations, or you can cross-cut among multiple scenes in
multiple locations. You can even cross-cut between two events taking
place in the same physical space and on the same timeline.
7. Shot/reverse shot
This widely used technique starting from forever ago, is
simple but needed. In a scene where two people are
talking the camera angle changes according to what's
happening during the convo or in the environment
around them. This stops from scenes being bland or
boring.
8. The 180-degree rule
This rule is fundamental for the viewers to know whats going on in a
scene. More specifically ; a perfect example being ; Two actors are facing
each other, 3 camera angles on one side so the viewers know whats on
opposite side of each actor.
The viewers will be
confused if both actors
face the left side, they
wont know what they
are facing.
