New rules and feedback on previous video clip creations

today during class Mr Barton made us look over our latest pieces of stalker footage that we have created to see what we noticed about the work we created. From the piece of work we where shown i could clearly see that the camera angles that where conducted where done quite well, for example all shots where done with very little camera movement and when certain shots where conducted they where conducted correctly and clearly, for example mid shots conducted from the piece of work didn't cut off the top of the head or torso.


New camera techniques


After we had conducted feedback on previous shots we created we began to learn about some new types of camera shots these shots where the 180 Degree Rule, Match On Action Shot and the Shot Reverse Shot. Below are descriptions of what i learnt as well as videos from youtube that taught me some of the aspects. These new shots include.


The 180 Degree Rule


The 180 Degree Rule basically states that when two characters are in the same scene and are talking or doing something, they should always follow an invisible line and should always keep the same left to right relationship so that the scene flows and is continuos (see the photo on the right to get a more). This rule however can be broken to cause disorientation and confusion in an audience (examples of this can be seen in films such as Inception or The Matrix) this can however lead to the production looking shoddy and ineffective.




This video is a beginners learning video into the basics of the 180 degree rule shot click on it to learn more about how the shot operates and what the parameters of conducting the shot are.

This video is an amateur production showing how the shot can be a very shoddy looking and ineffective way to show a scene if the line is broken.

The Match On Action Shot 


The Match On Action Shot is a shot that keeps the flow of the film going it does this by making sure that if an action is conducted during a scene (say a man opening a wardrobe) and then the scene cuts the following scene shows him getting something out of the wardrobe or shutting it on an eye view camera shot although the shot has changed the actions are the same, keeping     the flow and continuity of the piece going.


This video below shows a Match On Action shot used correctly it shows how it can be used as an effective shot to show different views of a persons movements and actions.

The Shot Reverse Shot

A Shot Reverse Shot is a shot used to show two people are taking to each other from the example shown on the left you can se that the camera is held behind a person head while another person talks to him showing that these people are talking to each-other this shot can variate between the two people during dialogue to show the person talking while we get the view that the person is being spoken to.


This video shows the Shot Reverse Shot being used correctly to give the view that these two characters are talking to each-other over a table.