Camera work

This post will contain commonly used camera angles used by the thriller genre.

Shot Reverse Shot

Match on action

An action commenced in shot A is completed in shot B, or an action in shot A is mirrored by an action in shot B, for example when we cut from character A in location A reading a letter to character B in location B reading the same letter.



180 degree rule

The 180° rule is a guideline that states that two characters in the same scene should always have the same left/right relationship to each other. If the camera passes over the imaginary axis connecting the two subjects, it is called crossing the line. The new shot, from the opposite side, is known as a reverse angle.


As a group we are aware that these are the simplest and most essential conventions of any film. We are confident of embedding all of these conventions in our opening sequence. We will practice using all of these in our preliminary task and seeing what aspects are easy and what needs more time and work to make sure its fine.