Continuity Editing

Continuity Editing 

Retains a sense  of realistic chronology and generates the feeling that time is moving forward.  The director or editor may use flashbacks or flash forwards but the narrative will still be seen to be progressing forward in an expected or realistic.

Example of Eye-line match 

  

Eye-line match 

We see a character start looking at something off screen and then we cut to a shot of what they were looking at.

Match-on-action

We see a character start an action in one shot and then see them continue it in the next shot.
Example of Match on Action

Graphic match

Graphic match is when two shots are linked with a similar shape or composition of an image.
Example of Graphic match

180 Degree Rule 

The 180 degree rule is a basic guideline that states that two characters (or other elements) in the same scene should always have the same left/right relationship to each other.
Example of 180 degree rule

Shot/Reverse Shot 

Shot/reverse shot is used to show conversastions/arguments.
Example of Shote/reverse shot