Match on action- Cutting/transitioning between two events that are similar in action or movement.
Match on Action- Benjamin pulls himself up onto an inflatable raft in a swimming pool but when we cut, he lands somewhere else. Clearly highlighting Benjamin’s detached state of mind.
Graphic Match- Links two different scenes together through the use of aesthetically similar elements like shapes, colours, patterns or overall movements.
Graphic Match- Bone into satellite; jump through time.
Eyeline Match- When the point of view of one or more characters is cut and matched with what they are looking at.
Eyeline Match- Andrew’s dads POV