Evaluation - Preliminary Task

Introduction

My film was about a drug deal gone wrong. I was able to put in most of the editing techniques and even put match on action in twice but I did not include a graphic match as I could not find a way to include it in the story.

Eyeline Match

What is an Eyeline Match: An eyeline match is a film editing technique associated with the continuity editing system. It is based on the premise that an audience will want to see what the character on-screen is seeing.

My Example of an Eyeline Match: When Character A hears a knock on the door he looks at the door and the next shot shows Character B at the door waiting to come in.

Match on Action

What is Match on Action: Cutting on action or matching on action refers to film editing and video editing techniques where the editor cuts from one shot to another view that matches the first shot's action. A common example is a man walking up to a door and reaching for the knob.

My Example of Match on Action: When Character B walks through the door it includes 2 different shots that are cut to match together and look like one fluid motion. Another match on action when Character B walks into the room and then towards the chair in 2 different shots edited to look fluid.

Shot/ Reverse Shot

What is Shot/ Reverse Shot: Shot reverse shot (or shot/countershot) is a film technique where one character is shown looking at another character (often off-screen), and then the other character is shown looking back at the first character. Since the characters are shown facing in opposite directions, the viewer assumes that they are looking at each other.

My Example of Shot/Reverse Shot: Conversation between Character A and Character B includes shot/reverse shot to show their relationship. Also happens when Character B is leaving the room in 3 shots that are edited together to look fluid.

Graphic Match

What is a Graphic Match: A graphic match creates a cut between two shots that juxtapose their graphically similar images.

My Example of a Graphic Match: Not included, could be included next time.

The 180 Degree Rule

What is the 180 Degree Rule: The 180° rule is a cinematography guideline that states that two characters in a scene should maintain the same left/right relationship to one another . When the camera passes over the invisible axis connecting the two subjects, it is called crossing the line and the shot becomes what is called a reverse angle.

Conclusion

The best part of my film was that I managed to include a majority of the shots and even got to include match on action twice. However I could have made my eyeline match a bit more obvious as it can be hard to notice, I could also edit my Match On Action a bit better to make it look smoother, lastly I could also include a graphic match next time so that I have used all of the techniques.