Shot Reverse Shot

Shot Reverse Shot- Shot reverse shot is a film technique where one character is shown looking at another character, and then the other character is shown looking back at the first character. since the actors are shown looking in different direction's the viewer assumes they are looking at each other.The shot-reverse shot is a form of continuity editing. It establishes both temporal and spacial continuity. It is common for a shot-reverse shot dialogue between two characters to be consist of shots taken from over the shoulders of the characters, but it must not violate the 180 degree rule.It was popularized in Hollywood films in the pre-World War II era. Even in the present day, the shot/reverse shot is the prevalent technique for conveying dialogue scenes in narrative films.

Shot reverse shot is used all the time in films, however they could not be used in live interviews as there is only one camera used, if there was two then the cameras would be in shot the whole time. In films the shot would be filmed several times.

Here there is a shot where the two actors are looking at each other and having a conversation. By using the shot reverse shot they appear to be talking to each other. there are also over the shoulder shots and close upshots to make the scene more interesting. If there was a simple medium shot of the couple sitting at the table, the audience would not be able to see the facial expressions by both the people.