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Match-On-Action is when the camera focuses on a character when they are doing an action. This could be the first shot. Another shot could be the cameras focusing in the action as the character continues doing it. Match on action basically means, when something happens in the scene and where there is a cut, the same piece of action may be going on.

Shot reverse shot is used in the film industry as a technique where a character is shown looking at another character. Then the other character is shown looking back at the first character. Due to the characters shown facing opposite directions, the viewer then assumes that they are looking at each other. Shot reverse shot was an important feature of the ‘Classical’ Hollywood style of continuity editing.

The 180 degree is just a guideline that states that if two characters in a scene are together, they should always have the same left or right relationship to each other. The rule basically states that a camera should always remain on the same side of an imaginary line. This rule is extremely effective because it enforces continuity within the film. This rule cannot be broken because it will only leave confusion to the audience especially if the scenes are; sports, conversation or a chase.