Shot Reverse Shot

Shot Reverse Shot:



This is a scene from the famous Good Will Hunting, starring Matt Damon and Robin Williams. It is very iconic with the conversation between Matt Damon and Robin Williams and i believe the reason for this is the use of the 'shot-reverse shot'. A shot-reverse shot is a film technique that is used for a conversation between people, it switches from character to character. It shown looking at another character and then the other character is shown looking back at the first character. Since the characters are shown facing in opposite directions, the viewer assumes that they are looking at each other.