The three compulsory techniques

For our preliminary task we were given three techniques that we had to carry out and these were;

Shot/reverse shot: This is when a character is shown looking at another character and then the other character is shown looking back

Example of a Shot/reverse shot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLkUHZ1qips

180 degree rule: a camera should be placed somewhere inside a 180 degree line and can travel up and down this line but should never cross except of effect. The technique gets used in movies, car chase scenes, interviews, and in sport (e.g. Football)

Example of a 180 degree rule in film:

180 degree rule in film

Example of a 180 degree rule in sport: 

180 degree in Football Sunderland Vs Blackburn

Match on Action: a cut in film editing between either two different objects, two different spaces, or two different compositions in which an object in the two shots graphically match, often helping to establish a strong continuity of action