The 180 Degree Rule, Match-on-action, Mise-en-scene, and Continuity

Hello again,
Today's post will be about The 180 degree rule, Match-on-action, Mise-en-scene, and Continuity. Enjoy.

Let's start with Continuity, Continuity is where the film makers ensure that all things remain constant throughout the film, for example, a cut on a character's face staying on the same side, or a cup not magically swapping places with a glass. If this happens, it's known as a  continuity error.
Continuity is important in the film and movie industry as if continuity isn't present, it can confuse the audience as they may lose track of what is actually happening.

Moving on, how about Match-on-action? Match-on-action is the term used to describe the way people's actions carry on seamlessly between shots. For example someone throwing a ball could be shown in two shots, the first being the person actually throwing the ball, and the second being the ball landing. These two shots would then be put in order one after the other and would have to look like they happened fluently in order for the action to match, hence the name, 'Match-on-action'.

Now for The 180 degree rule. This is a general rule that film makers follow in order to help people keep track  of a conversation between two people. the rule involves that you pretend there is a circle between the two characters, and that the characters are at opposite ends of said circle. Each character has half of the circle (180 degrees) where the camera can be to film them talking. This helps with the general flow of conversation and being able to track it for the viewer.

Finally Mise-en-scene, this is a term to simply describe what the director wants to be in the shot, props, costumes, even the amount of a person you can see. it's a really fancy term for what it means really maybe it's the French...

Anyhoo, that's all for today, hope you enjoyed reading, bye!