Shot reverse shot

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

1 2 Film Studies Program (2002). "Editing guide". Yale University. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
↑ Staff of "Hamlet on the Ramparts" Project (date unknown). "Film lexicon". MIT. Retrieved 2016-07-30. Check date values in: |date= (help)

Sources

Bordwell, David; Thompson, Kristin (2006). Film Art: An Introduction. New York: McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-07-331027-1.

Film editing

Concept

choreography, synchronization, interaction, attentional control, master shot, parallel cut

Technique

blindfolding, clues, cutaway, eyeline match, points of view, multiple exposure, optical illusion, shuffling, split screen, transition

Insertion	dialogue, match cut, Long shot, Insert

Timelapsing	jump cut (axial cut), slow motion

Other	fast cutting, montage

Storytelling

cut on action, contrast cut, shot reverse shot, flashback / flashforward

Action

smash cut, cross cut, slow cutting, montage, walk and talk

Rule

Term

Editing

Field size

Camera placement

Perspective Over-the-shoulder Point-of-view (POV) Reverse Trunk Single / multiple-camera setup

Camera angle	Tilt Aerial High-angle Bird's-eye Crane shot Jib / boom shot Low-angle Worm's-eye view Dutch angle

Camera movement

Lens effects

Focus
- Racking
- Depth of field
- Shallow
- Deep
Zooming

Other techniques

Special effects

Practical	Prosthetic makeup Animatronics Puppetry Creature suit Miniature effect (hanging) Pyrotechnics Aerial rigging (Wire-flying) Squib Matte painting Sugar glass Theatrical blood

In-camera	Tilted plane focus Forced perspective Schüfftan process Dolly zoom Lens flares Lighting effects Filtration Shutter effects Time-lapse Slow motion Fast motion Speed ramping Bipacks Slit-scan Reverse motion Front projection Rear projection Multiple exposure Infrared photography Bullet time

Visual	Computer-generated imagery Split screen Stop motion Go motion Chroma key Compositing (digital) Optical printing Introvision Smallgantics Match moving

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