Continuity editing

Eye-Line match

We see a character lookm at something off screen and then we cut to a short of what they are looking at.For an example a footage of a person looking at his watch could be seen on screen, suddenly the footage is then cut and an image of the persons actual watch can be seen.

Match-on match

Wee see a charcter start an action in on shot and then see them continue it in the next. For an example; a footage of a person walking along a corridor then apporaches a door, the scene then cuts and a footage of the operson entering the door can be seen.

Graphic Match

The film maker can choose to place shots in a certain order so as to create a smooth tranfer from one frame to the next.
When two conscecutive shots are matched in terms of the way they look this is csalled a graphic match. For an example a shot of a clock can be viewed, the shotn is then smoothly tranfered to an image which is of ann identical shape such as an orange or the sun.

Key edits

The 180 degree rule; the 180 degree rule is a sasic guideline that states that two charcters (or other elements) in the same scene shiuld alwayss have the same right/left relationbship to each other.
If the camrea passes over the omagry axis connecting the two subjects, it is called crossing the line.