Shot reverse shot

1. Shot Reverse Shot

2. A filming technique used when characters are talking to each other. It is a feature of continuity editing. It can provide an eyeline match. The camera switches between two characters and the audience automatically associates them. What is a Shot Reverse Shot?

3. There is first a shot of one character, the camera then cuts to another character, and then back to the original angled shot of the first character. Although the characters aren't necessarily in frame with one another the audience assumes that they are talking to each other. How does it work?

4. This picture demonstrates typical angles of a shot reverse shot. The conversation is filmed from both angles and in the editing process switches between these angles – looking at each character separately. Although both characters may not be in the frame we as the audience decipher that they are having a conversation.

5. There are examples of shot reverse shots in all genres and types of film. Example Here demonstrates what the shots will look like in the shot. These shots connect these two men together while they are having a conversation.