Filming Techniques

In class we were taught some common filming techniques, i looked for some examples on line and put them together here, it has increased my understanding of each three basic rules/techniques.

180 ° Rule

 - This is the term given to the basic film making rule that stops the audience getting confused about the action that is taking place.
- There is a strict line set that the camera must stay on, it should stay on the left or right point of view and it is only able to move within 180°.
- The only way you can exit the 180° boundary is by keeping the camera on and filming the movement so the audience can see where it is being moved to and will not get confused.


This is a good example of the 180° rule being BROKEN


Shot Reverse Shot

 - This is the main filming technique that shows a dialogue sequence where the shots cut between the two speakers showing each persons point of view.
- This is used to show reactions and emotions of each character during conversation, it intensifies the audiences perspective on certain dialogue and helps the audience feel how one character or the other is feeling during conversation.


Here is an extract of a film that includes a lot of Shot Reverse Shot 

Match on Action

 - This is the term given to continuity filming where action takes place in the first shot and is completed in the second.

- For example: in a library scene, shot A might be a medium shot of someone walking in and choosing a book; Shot B would then be a close up of the book being read. (Match on action MUST flow from shot A to shot B)

Here is an example of the Match on Action