Term: Eye-Line Match

Eye-line match is a method of continuity editing whereby a cut between two shots creates the illusion of the character (in the first shot) looking at an object (in the second shot).

Funeral (0:44)

Film:
Third Man, The, 1949
Director:
Carol Reed
Source:
1999 Criterion Collection
Audio commentary by:
Richard Peña
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- Editing
- Eye-line Match
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