The workshop today is looking at Matching Action. Matching action occurs when you edit shots of the same action taken from a variety of angles to create the illusion of one continuous action. For example, a person opening a door can be broken down into wide, medium and close-up shots, with changes in camera position to create new angles. Each shot is a component of the larger story, which can be edited together to convey detail and advance the story. Different angles of the same action are edited to continue the action from one shot to the next. You should always film the action BEFORE the action happens and continue filming until AFTER the action has been completed. eg. So if a character is entering and leaving scene, you always film the character WALKING INTO the frame and LEAVING the frame. This makes it easier for the sequence to appear real.
Example of these types of shots are below:
Editing - You can edit matching action in one of two ways (try both)
1) Cutting after the action, which shows the relative positions of hands or body before and after the motion. For example, when a person raises a hand to touch the door handle to open the door , the cut occurs after they have open the door. The next shot shows the person walking through it.
2) Cut on the motion itself, where the cut occurs during the motion. For example, the edit is made just after the person starts to raise their hand to open the door. The next shot continues the motion where the door opens as they walk through. This type of edit is considered the most seamless, which means that it goes largely unnoticed by viewers.
You will find the footage from the storyboard to create your own sequence on WeVideo
Called Sequence Task
You can find your own footage in the shared folder as well in the
Continuity_filming_media level 2
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