Match on Action

Match on Action  is an editing technique involving filming an action being carried out from two different views on the camera. However,the two shots need to look continuous and run smoothly from one shot to another shot. For example someone may be denoted walking through a door and out the other side of the door- the actions need to seem smooth for continuity purposes to make the audience understand what is going on from various camera perspectives. 

In class, we were assigned to practice 'Match on action', in which we recorded a short scene to display our understanding of how 'Match on action' is used. For my activity, I asked a peer to firstly walk down the stairs holding the railing and then open the door. This included various different shots being used and the door being pushed and then my actor coming out the other side of the door. I had to make sure whilst filming, to try and make it as consistent as possible, here is my practice of Match on Action:

Evaluation

After editing this video to make it smooth, i realized a few errors, such as the actor stopped a few times at the beginning of the video, which i should've edited it to make it run seamlessly, also the background sound is not continuous therefore does not have a great continuity. Next time, i will make sure the editing does not give away the fact I stopped and started loads of shots in order to create a seamless, enjoyable video for the audience. Also, make sure the sound is consistent to give a better smooth effect.