Intro to cameras - Health & Safety

An intro to media language and the Prelim - CAMERA & EDITING - shot types, 180 degree rule, match cuts and shot reverse shots

An Intro to Media Language and the Technical Elements

Watch the clip below and note down everything you see and hear

Basic Shot types (camera distances)

This film looks at basic types of shot which show the distance between the camera and the subject.  The only one I may disagree with is the extreme close up - could do with being more extreme for me!

Match on Action

In this student video from America they have used LOADs of match cuts - where the action from one shot follows the action in the previous shot - and so on.  This creates the illusion of 'invisible editing'; even though the camera has moved and the shot distance has changed, the edit looks fluid because the action is continuous.

180 Degree Rule

what is the 180 degree rule?

what happens if you cross 'the line'?