Shot, Reverse Shot

Shot, reverse shot is used to show a conversation between two characters. There are two shots used to create it, the first is a shot of the first character then that shot is reversed to show the character they are speaking to.

Our group didn't fully understand the requirements and how to create a shot, reverse shot when we first started, so ended up doing a few shots until we fully understood and did it right.

The best way to create 'shot, reverse shot' is to film the whole scene you are doing from one angle, so from one of the people's perspective or over their shoulder and do the exact same but so that the camera is filming the other person. You need to film a master shot, which is the whole scene again but filming both characters interacting with each other in the conversation instead of the focus being on one of them. By filming all three of these shots there is a wider range of choice for editing. It is also easier to edit as you can pick and choose when and where you want to cut to a different point of view.

This shot helps to show the audience the conversation that is happening between two characters.
Shot, reverse shot was used in pulp fiction in and scene between a man and a woman talking, we had to recreate this scene.
By recreating the scene we learned how to create this particular shot and the best way to film it to give you options when editing.