Shot Types

Match On Match Action
An editing technique used for continuity. One shot will cut to another shot showing the action of the subject in the first shot.





180 Degree Rule

If a cameraman is abiding by the 180 degree rule the characters will have the same left right relationship with one another. Filming will only take place within a 180 degree angle, such as during a conversation.












Shot/Reverse Shot
Shot/Reverse Shot is another type of editing used for continuity. 
During it, the camera will focus on a character and then switch to an object or other character that the first character is looking at, and then back to the first character.