The 4 techniques we had to include in the preliminary task

180 degree rule:
The 180 degree rule is when you have 2 characters in a clip/scene and the camera is always on the same side of the characters throughout it. for example, if one of the characters walks into the room and the camera is filming from their left then from then on in that clip the camera must remain on that characters left; this means that the camera would have to stay on the other characters right for the entire clip. however, this rule can be broken if we see the camera behind one of the characters and we see it cross the line to theo other side of them. This is because the viewer will be able to see that the camera has changed the sides of the characters it is filming on, making sure that it still looks continuous.

Match on action:
Match on action is when we see a character doing something, e.g. opening a door, and as they may go to grab the handle to pull it open the camera would cut with it then in the next shot showing perhaps in a close up of the characters hand pulling the door open. Then it would cut again to a long or mid shot of the character as they are walking through on the other side of the door. This is very effective because it looks good and helps add a variety of shots to a clip. However, if when editing the clip is not cut correctly it would not look continuous as we may see them walk up to the door without reaching for it and then them oopening the door; this would be bad bacause it would not make the piece continuous and would make the clip look bad.

Shot reverse shot:
the shot reverse shot is often used when there are 2 characters involved having a conversation. The camera would probably use a close up for this and all it does is show one character speaking, then cut into the next shot still using a close up, of the other character talking, it would then cut back to the first character who spoke from the same shot. This is usually used to show a characers facial expressions when they are talking so a viewer can probably get a better understanding of how the characters are feeling in the clip.

Eyeline match:
An eyeline match is where one shot may show a character walk into a room, freeze and look down at something. The camera would then cut from that character into a close up of what that character was looking at. The camera then cuts back to the character in the position it cut from them in the first place and the scene would just continue on. However, if again this is not edited correctly and the character is in a different position from what they was in when the camera first cut from them, then again it would not look continuous and would make the scene look wrong.