The Shot/Reverse Shot

The Shot/Reverse Shot definition by Alex Barker

The 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. This type of technique is mainly used in a 2 way conversation between two characters but it can be done for more characters then two in the sequence. The Shot/Reverse Shot mainly consist of medium-close camera shots of the charters going back and forth. this is because the medium close up is able to show facial expressions and body language upon what the character is going through in the sequence.