Wednesday 17 November 2010

Match On Action

Matching on action is where the camera cuts from one shot to another view that matches the first shot's action.  By having a subject begin an action in one shot and carry it through to completion in the next, the editor creates a visual bridge which distracts the viewer from noticing the cut or noticing any slight continuity error between the two shots.


A variant of cutting on action is a cut in which the subject exits the frame in the first shot and then enters the frame in the subsequent shot. The entrance in the second shot must match the screen direction and motive rhythm of the exit in the first shot.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cutting_on_action

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