Explaining Shots

Shot reverse shot

Shot reverse shot is a very good film technique where one character is shown looking at another character and then the shot changes to the other character looking back at the first character-  because the characters are shown facing in opposite directions it makes the audience think that they are looking at each other  It is a very effective shot if you want to show someone either shouting another characters name and them turning around.

180 rule
The shot 180-degree rule is a  guideline showing the on-screen  relationship between a character and another character or object within a scene. A fake line called the axis connects the characters and by keeping the camera on one side of this axis for every shot in the scene, the first character will always be frame right of the second character, who is then always frame left of the first. If the camera passes over the axis, it is called  crossing the line.

Match cutting
A match cut, is a cut in film editing between either two different objects, two different spaces, or two different compositions in which an object in the two shots will match, this makes it look like the characters are carrying on filming as they have made sure they have cut it right.

 Long shot/extreme long shot - This shot is used to set the scene in film; it lets the audience know where they are and able to link into it and feel like they are there. It is also used to show a certain type of scenery in films to get a point across like; If they wanted the film to pursue a rural background they would shot long shots of field scenery and places where it look like a rural type place - the same for any other backgrounds like urban.