Rules to bare in mind during filming

While preparing for our film I researched some camera rules that we should use in our film. It is important that when making our short film we bare in mind all the different camera rules. The rules help to make sure that the film will have good continuity and sequencing of events.

Match on action
Match on action is  cutting from one shot to another that matches the action and pace of the first shot. The flow of the movements should  look continuous. This helps to add pace to the film .

 

Shot reverse shot
This is when the camera is placed in the same place when cutting back and forth between 2 shot positions e.g. over the shoulder of one character CUT to the face of another character. This shot is used to make the movie more interesting to watch, keeping the audiences attention. It is used often to show 2 peoples point of views as it is able to get more than one characters reactions and expressions. 

180 degree rule
The 180 degree rule is an invisible line that the camera must never cross when filming multiple angles. This helps establish clearly where the characters are.  If the line is crossed then it can disorientate the audience and end up taking the audience out of the story.