Post 3- Continuity

Continuity:

Continuity is a detailed script used in making a film in order to avoid discontinuities from shot to shot.In the terms of media, continuity means that every shot must be continuous and accurate for example, a plate full of food in one shot and empty in the next shot shows it has poor continuity. Here is a link which shows the full information about continuity http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuity_editing

180-Degree Rule/Crossing the Line:

The 180° rule is a basic guideline in film making that states that two characters (or other elements) in the same scene should always have the same left/right relationship to each other. If the camera passes over the imaginary axis connecting the two subjects, it is called crossing the line. The new shot, from the opposite side, is known as a reverse angle. Here is a link which sows the full information about the 180° rule: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/180_degree_rule

The 180° rule basically means that when there are different shots, the two character should be in the same position for example, if 'Person A' was on the left and 'Person B' was on the right hand side and then there was a new shot which will have to be the opposite side so now 'Person A' will be on the right and 'Person B' on the left. Here is an example of the '180° rule'-

   'A'        'B'                                              'B'         'A'


Shot-Reverse-Shot:
Shot-Reverse-SHOT is where one character is shown looking at another character (looking each other) so in the next shot it should be the opposite so then it shows that the first character has its back to the second character. Here i some more information about Shot-Reverse-Shot http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shot_reverse_shot

Examples of my own photos of Shot-Reverse-Shot:

'Shot'

                     'Reverse Shot'

Match-on-Action
A cut which joins two different views of the same action together at the same moment in the movement. so that it doesn't look like it's interrupted when watching the film quite logically. these characteristics make it one of the most common transitions in the continuity style. Here is an example from the movie Traffic:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuity_editing