Rules and techniques

180 degree rule:

The 180° rule is where the camera can only move behind a set line (the 180°) so the characters are always on the same side of the view

The camera has to stay behind this red line so the characters are always on the same side of the screen unless you show the characters switching sides.

Shot Reverse shot:

The shot reverse shot is a 3 part shot where the first is called the shot the second shot is the reverse so it is the same shot but it is the second persons view and the third is back to the first. 

Match on match action:

Match on action is a shot that is edited into another and carries on the sequence.

The images below show an example of a MOA shot
it shows the character walking up to and opening a door from one angle and shows him walking through which is shot from a different angle

Continuity editing:

Continuity editing is when a scene is shot in different angles and thy angles are edited into a continuous sequence

The first shot shows the character walking down a corridor towards the camera, the second shot shows the character continuing to walk down the corridor which is filmed at a different angle, walking away from the camera. This is filmed from 2 angles and will be edited together to show he walked passed the camera.

 

This shot is filmed at the end of the corridor and shows him walking through the door and the following shot is filmed from the other side of the door, when the shots are edited together it will show that the character has walked through the door.