Match cut lesson

In wednesday's lesson, I learnt about what a match cut is and how it works. The first half of the lesson, we were all given a sheet with a synopsis. I had to create a short sequence using 20 shots with a partner. We were then shown the actual video of the synopsis and compared it to the way in how I thought the synopsis would be. We were then shown the video once again to identify where the match cuts were. A match cut is where a shot is shown from one angle and the same shot shown from another angle. We were all given the same brief in which we had to follow. We were given this practice task to do, in order to prevent huge mistakes from happening when we do our real thriller. Also, so we all feel confident when we film. The brief was " A character opens a door, walks into the room,sits down opposite another chracter and they share a few lines of dialogue." A match cut had to be included in the sequence, therefore, we included two. The first match cut would be of the person in the lift where the person waits for the door to open and take the first part of the lift door opening using an over the shoulder shot. The next shot would be from outside the lift when the door opens properly and the person coming out of the lift. This should be at mid-shot level. The second match cut we would use will be when the person opens the door handle. This shot will be a close up of their hand holding the handle and opening it a tiny bit. The next shot will then be done again,except this time on the otherside of the door as we see the door handle moving and the door opening.