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Shot reverse shot

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For the 2013 song, see Shot Reverse Shot (song). Shot/countershot in Greed (1924) Shot reverse shot (or shot/countershot ) is a film technique where one character is shown looking at another character (often off-screen), and then the other character is shown looking back at the first character. Since the characters are shown facing in opposite directions, the viewer assumes that they are looking at each other. [1] [2] Context Shot reverse shot is a feature of the "classical" Hollywood style of continuity editing, which deemphasizes transitions between shots such that the spectator perceives one continuous action that develops linearly, chronologically, and logically. It is an example of an eyeline match. [1] References ^ a b Film Studies Program (2002). "Editing guide". Yale University . Retrieved 2010-03-30 .   ^ Staff of "Hamlet on the Ramparts" Project. "Film lexicon". MIT . Retrieved 2016-07-30 .   Sources Bordwell, David; Thompson, Krist...

Panning (camera)

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Example of a panning technique photo (shutter speed: 1/80) In cinematography and photography panning means swivelling a still or video camera horizontally from a fixed position. This motion is similar to the motion of a person when they turn their head on their neck from left to right. In the resulting image, the view seems to "pass by" the spectator as new material appears on one side of the screen and exits from the other, although perspective lines reveal that the entire image is seen from a fixed point of view. The term panning is derived from panorama , suggesting an expansive view that exceeds the gaze, forcing the viewer to turn their head in order to take everything in. Panning, in other words, is a device for gradually revealing and incorporating off-screen space into the image. Panning should never be confused with tracking or "travelling," in which the camera is not just swivelled but is physically displaced left or right, generally by being rolled para...