Match Cutting

Match On Action – an editing technique where the editor cuts from one shot to another view that matches the first shot’s action

The Matrix (Lana and Lilly Wachowski, 1999)

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Graphic Match – an editing technique that links two different scenes together through the use of aesthetically similar elements like shapes, colours, or patterns

Grease (Randal Kleiser, 1978)

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Eyeline Match – a film editing technique to indicate to the audience what a character is seeing

Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (George Lucas, 1999)

Match Cutting

Match on Action: This is where you cut from one scene of an action to another scene that is different but has the same action in it. (Example: Rocky)

Graphic Match: In a graphic match cut, the first and the second shot share the same shapes, colours or composition.

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Hitchcock’s Pyscho

Eyeline Match: Eyeline match is a film editing technique to indicate to the audience what a character is seeing, eyeline levels match. (Example:)

Match on action, graphic match, eyeline match (definitions)

MATCH ON ACTION:

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(2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (STANLEY KUBRICK, 1968))

The process of aligning or overlapping the shots of a film sequence in order to achieve a smooth transition from the action in one shot to the action of the succeeding shot.

Essentially – transitions/physical movement to connect (parallels etc).

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GRAPHIC MATCH:

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Graphic Match. The term graphic match is one of the many editing techniques used to continuously transition two successive shots. A graphic match creates a cut between two shots that highlight their graphically similar images.

Essentially – two different objects/shots with the same shape used to create emphasis or meaning.

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EYELINE MATCH:

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(THE DARK KNIGHT (CHRISTOPHER NOLAN, 2008))

Eyeline match is an editing technique used to indicate to the audience what a character is seeing. Eyeline match allows the audience to believe that they’re looking at something through the eyes of the character.

Essentially – using point of view for emphasis or perception confirmation when a character is looking at something, or potentially continuity when a subject is looking at another character.

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match on action – Cutting on action or matching on action refers to film editing and video editing techniques where the editor cuts from one shot to another view that matches the first shot’s action.

graphic match – A graphic match occurs when the shapes, colours and/or overall movement of two shots match in composition, either within a scene or, especially, across a transition between two scenes.

eyeline match – Eyeline match is a film editing technique to indicate to the audience what a character is seeing. Eyeline match allows the audience to believe that they’re looking at something through the eyes of the character.

Match Cutting- Editing

Match On Action- A technique where the editor cuts from one shot to another view that matches the first one’s action. This emphasises a connection between the two subjects.

Graphic Match- A technique where the editor cuts from one shot to another with similar shapes, colours, or composition. This allows the audience to draw a connection between the shots.

Eyeline Match- A technique where the editor cuts from a shot of a character seeing something to a shot of what the character is seeing to allow the audience to understand what is going on.

Match Cutting definitions

Match On Action is where the editor cuts from one shot to another view that matches the first shot’s action. So let’s say a character is opening a door, if the scene uses a match on action cut it would cut to another character opening a door, although it must be smooth to maintain the verisimilitude and not break the observers attention. This technique would be used as a swift and quick way to cut to another scene. Furthermore, to fully utilise the impact of this technique the 2 scenes should have a correlation or a link.

A Graphic Match is where the first and the second shot share the same shapes, colours or composition. This can be full on, with the shots resembling one another completely, or it can be more subtle. You might choose to match just one element up between the two. So applying this to a hypothetical scene, the camera could be focused on a clock and the next shot would have an object a similar shape to the clock in the same space on screen as the clock was. A graphic match may be used to to convey metaphors/hidden meanings or just a way to smoothly change to a different scene.

An Eyeline Match is based on the premise that an audience will want to see what the character on-screen is seeing. An eyeline match begins with a character looking at something off-screen, followed by a cut of another object or person: for example, a shot showing a man looking off-screen is followed by a shot of a television. Given the audience’s initial interest in the man’s gaze, it is generally inferred on the basis of the second shot that the man in the first was looking at the television, even though the man is never seen looking at the television within the same shot. Keeping two characters on the same level may be used to show the viewer that the two characters are equal, it can also be used because the director/cinematographer doesn’t want to use high angle/low angle shots (which a difference in height would naturally create) because it wouldn’t construct the meaning which is intended

match cutting

Match On Action film editing and video editing techniques where the editor cuts from one shot to another view that matches the first shot’s action.

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Scream (Kevin Williamson, 1996)

Graphic Match – when the shapes, colours and/or overall movement of two shots match in composition, either within a scene or, especially, across a transition between two scenes.

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2001: A Space Odyssey (Kubrick, 1968)

Eyeline Match – a film editing technique to indicate to the audience what a character is seeing. Eyeline match allows the audience to believe that they’re looking at something through the eyes of the character

Learn to Work with Eyelines in Film and Video Production

match cuts

match on action is Cutting on action or matching on action refers to film editing and video editing techniques where the editor cuts from one shot to another view that matches the first shot’s action. – WIKIPEDIA

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example of what a match on action would look like

a graphic match cut links two different scenes together through the use of aesthetically similar elements like shapes, colours, or patterns. -MASTERCLASS.COM

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example of what a graphic match would look like

Eyeline match is a film editing technique to show to the audience what a character is seeing.

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example of what a eyeline match would look like

match cutting

match on action – this refers to when the editor cuts from one shot to another view that matches the first shots action. For example a guy walking up to a door and another shot of the door opening

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scream (Wes Craven 1996)

graphic match- this occurs when the shapes, colours and overall movement of two shots match in composition across a transition between two scenes

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grease (Randal Kleiser)

eyeline match- shows the audience what a character is seeing through the eyes of the character from the same angle they appear to see it.

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Star Wars (George Lucas)

match cutting

Match on action- Cutting on action or matching on action refers to film editing and video editing techniques where the editor cuts from one shot to another view that matches the first shot’s action. A common example is a man walking up to a door and reaching for the knob. -Wikipedia

Graphic match- Graphic match cuts: Also called a “visual match cut,” a graphic match cut links two different scenes together through the use of aesthetically similar elements like shapes, colours, or patterns –Masterclass.com

Eyeline match- Eyeline match is a film editing technique to indicate to the audience what a character is seeing. … In the next shot, you’ll see exactly what the character sees, from the same angle they appear to see it. Eyeline match also refers to an editing technique that ensures continuity of the characters’ gazes. –Masterclass.com