Useful Media studies definitions and key words.

• Match on action- cut from one shot to the another view that matches the action and pace of the first shot.
• Shot reverse shot- Term for the conventional way of shooting an exchange between two characters in a film or television programme.
• 180 degree rule- This is an imaginary line that the camera must not cross unless you want to break theflow of the scene and dosorientate the viewer.
• Ambient (natural) lighting.
• Mise-on-scene- consider everything that is in the frame.
• close-up and mid-shots to show emotion. (Widely used in soap operas).
• Verissimilitude- the film tries to recreate reality.