Eyeline Match

Eyeline Match

Eyeline match is a commonly used filming technique which is used to show us what the character is looking at which may be of some importance. This is primarily used in favour of the audience, as in this example shown below, we see a medium shot of a woman looking almost directly at the camera, the audience will be curious as to what she is looking at so the camera will cut to a shot of what the character is focusing on, we then see a close up of the characters face to indicate that she is focused on this image and it is perhaps of some importance, to which the camera then cuts to a close up on a certain part of the image. The footage has been edited in this scene as the shots of the paintings are taken after the medium and close up shot of the woman, the shots are then tied together through editing software like Adobe Premiere etc.