Match cut and 180 degree rule. (needs to be added too)

A match cut, also known as a graphic match is the technical term from where a director cuts from one scene to a completely different one but has objects in the two scenes that are matched, therefore they occupy the same place in the shots frame. This establishes a sense of continuity between the scenes, also the viewer may feel the need to connect the two scenes together therefore link them. The cut is usually made on a completed action-for example a person begins to turn towards a door in one shot; the next shot, taken from a doorway, catches him completing the turn). Because the viewer is completely drawn to the actions that are happening, it is very unlikely that yhey will notice the movements of the cuts. This match cut could also be used when changing the angle. 




In films the 180 degree rule is a guideline that states that two characters in the same scene should always have the same left/right relationship with each other. The camera will pass over an imaginary axis running parallel to the characters showing them on the opposite side. The new shot from the opposite side is called the reversed angle. 

An example of the 180 degree rule is shown in this picture. This involves keeping continuity between the scenes so the characters do not appear to be standing in different positions.


By using the 180 degree rule it allows the audience to connect visually to movement that is occurring beside or behind the subject of the scene and is used particularly in battle scenes where there is a lot of action happening around the main characters.


Both of these are examples of continuity editing. Some film makers will deliberately avoid using these to create a disjointed and disorientating atmosphere; director Stanley Kubrick used it in the bathroom scene of The Shining.