I did some research on the three different camerawork/editting techniques that we will be using in our prilium task:
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Match on action
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Shot-reverse-shot
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180-degree rule
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Shot-reverse-shot is usually used with in diolog scenes. All though it also used to show a chacheter focusing on something, like a object or place. The camera has to move 3 times in order for it to be complete. This is when one character is talking, the camera will focus on them however when a different character replies the camera will flip to them. Like said this will need to be shown 3 times or more to be a shot-reverse-shot. The camera is focused on the face from shoulder to head, this is to get the facial expression of the actor. Here is a video as an example, from the sequal The Hunger Games.
The 180 degree rule ties in with the camerawork shot-reverse-shot. This is because the 180 degrees rule is when 2 characters would have the same left toright camera positioning to each other;
this helps keep the continuity of the clip. If this rule is broken it is known as crossing the line, because when filming we imagine an invisible line between the two characters. If it is broken it can leave the audience confused, lose of focus and take away any vital parts of a clip or movie. Here is a diagram to show how it works.
Match on action is when one action from one shot matches and completes an action in the next shot. This technique is vital when continuity editing it being used. Match on action is also known as a visual bridge, this is because it skips over small parts of filming that are not important. If film and tv producers where to keep in all parts of films (eg opening a door, sitting down in a chair, walkling acoss a room etc) then movies could be too long for veiwing; it will also bore the audience. Here is an example of the match on action editing from the movie Rocky.