Why is continuity important?
Continuity in films is very important as it stops the audience from becoming confused. It is the intention of all directors of films to make what they are filming seem real, as though it were really happening, and to encourage the audience to enter the word of the film and believe it to be reality.
Continuity Editing Techniques
-180 degrees rule: The camera films only on one side of a 180 degree line
-30 degrees rule: Moving the camera between angle changes by less than 30 degrees can create jump cuts.
-Eyeline match: Making sure that characters line of sight is correct. E.g. If a character is talking to someone taller than them make sure they are looking up.
-Matched Cuts: In two shots the action in the second must match the one prior to it. E.g. someone running between to shots must appear to have moved.
-Match on action: between to shots a characters action must match between them. E.g. someone running must be on the same foot that they were on when the last shot ended.
-Cross cutting: Two shots are placed together to make them appear that they are happening at the same time.
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