Preliminary Research

Continuity editing is a style of film editing and video editing. The sole purpose of continuity editing is for it to smooth over the transition on a video recording so that the change in scenes is natural and unnoticeable. There are two different types of continuity editing Temporal and spatial. When watching a film the viewer must know the story and the sequence taking place.

Temporal Continuity
Temporal continuity is where the directors make sure what is happening in the video clip people or things are moving over time. An example of this could be two characters conversing whilst drinking a glass of water, whenever they show that actor they have to make sure the glass is the same amount full or a little less in it. If they do not do this and the glass becomes more full than before this is called discontinuity

Spatial Continuity
This version of continuity editing is when the directors make sure nothing is moved or changed within the narration. An example of this could be two people eating dinner because of the cuts you can clearly see the plates and food moving.

The 180 degree rule is a guideline that is set for when two characters in a scene should have the same left/right relationship to each other. If you break over the line this disorientates the audience and makes it feel unnatural. This means that someone who was sitting on the left will suddenly move to the right.



The shot or reverse shot is when a character is shown looking at another character and then reverses showing the other character facing the one before. They are shown facing opposite directions other so we automatically assume they are facing each other.

A film technique wherein one character is shown looking (often off-screen) at another character, and then the other character is shown looking "back" at the first character. Since the characters are shown facing in opposite directions, the viewer unconsciously assumes that they are looking at each other.

-Bordwell, David; Thompson, Kristin (2006). Film Art: An Introduction. New York: McGraw-Hill.

Match on action shot is a form of continuity editing for when one shot cuts to another shot giving the feeling of the action in the first shot. This creates a visual bridge that distracts the viewer away from the continuity or cutting issues. It is not a match cut as it shows a continuous of the same thing rather than matching two different things.

I think that continuity editing is important to the film industry as it allows them to cut and edit there film but still keeping it continuous and flowing,

Bibliography
 http://www.slideshare.net/joe940/match-on-action-180-rule-shot-reverse-shot
http://www.artoftheguillotine.com/index.php?page=shotreverseshot
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shot_reverse_shot