180 Degree Rule-2
180 Degree Rule-2
Mr. Furman
AICE Media
September 22, 2016
Project 180 Degree Rule
MATCH ON MATCH- A cut from one shot to another where the two shots are matched by the
action or subject and subject matter.
180 DEGREE RULE- The 180 rule is a cinematography guideline that states that two
characters in a scene should maintain the same left/right relationship to one another.
SHOT REVERSE SHOT- is a film technique where one character is shown looking at another
character (often off-screen), and then the other character is shown looking back at the first character.
EYE LINE MATCH- An eye line match is a film editing technique associated with the
continuity editing system. It is based on the premise that an audience will want to see what the
character on-screen is seeing.
Characters-
Fade In:
Scene 1
A car salesman will be in a parking lot while trying to convince a
customer to buy a brand new car. The customer gets an amber alert on
his phone and realizes that the car is stolen.