Continuity editing
Continuity editing is making sure each shot is the same as the last and nothing had changed such as persons position, clothing, appearance so the audience know it is in the same time and so it makes sense. It also looks bad if for example in one shot a character has a coat on and then in the next they aren't wearing a coat.
180-Degree Rule
During this exercise i have learnt about the 180-degree rule. This rule is for filming the relationship between one character and another. The camera must stay on one side for every shot and if the camera passes over to film on the other side it is called 'jumping the line or crossing the line' which breaks the 180-degree rule. Shooting on all sides is known as shooting in the round. This is shown in the picture example.
Good example
In this continuity exercise of a good example it involves the 180-degree rule as we have filmed on one side of the girls and have just changed the camera positions to capture both people involved. We also had to make sure the background and location was the same in every shot and that the people were in the same seats and positions. As well as this we also needed to make sure the people were in the same clothes and had the same props in the same positions as the previous shots. Examples of this includes Tona wearing glasses in all shots she is in, and Becca wearing no coat in all shots she is in. It also includes both girls staying seated in the same seats throughout all the shots.
Bad example
In this bad example of continuity we have in included the appearance of the girls changing, for example Becca walks into the room without a coat on but in the next shot she is in she is wearing a coat. Another bad example is Tona wearing glasses in some shots and in others she is not wearing glasses. The main bad example is the camera position, some shots it is to the side of the people and in other shots it is in front of them, this shows that the 180-degree rule was not used during filming.