Continuity Editing

Continuity editing is a style of film editing. The goal of this editing technique is to make the editing as invisible as possible.It is used to make the viewers get carried away within the story and to make them forget they are watching a film, tv etc. The main elements of continuity editing is '180 degree rule' - 2 characters facing each other, they must never appear on the same half of the screen otherwise the continuity of the scene will be broken. The next technique is 'match on action' cut - two pieces of footage filmed in different ways but edited together to seem continuous. Another rule is the '30 degree rule'- changing the angle of the camera to avoid a jump cut. 'Eyeline match' is another editing technique - footage is matched to each eye lines of the characters. The last element of editing is 'establishing a scene' which demonstrates an audiences understanding of a scene.