EYE-LINE MATCH

An eyeline match is a film editing technique associated with the continuity editing system. It is based on the premise that the audience will want to see what the character on-screen is seeing. The eyeline match begins with a character looking at something off-screen, there will then be a cut to the object or person at which he is looking. For example, a man is looking off-screen to his left, and then the film cuts to a television that he is watching.





 Here is an example of eyeline match being used in a movie:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSFD6aIhvFI