Match-On-Action

This is our example of a match-on-action shot. It is a shot used to make an important action clear to the audience, in this case he is stealing a phone. If he had just walked pass and picked it up it may have been to subtle for the audience to pick up on. It doesn't show to separate events, but stays in the same scene, unlike cross-cutting. It is commonly usde to make a visual bridge to give the idea that time is continous and the scene is going along as normal