Shot Reverse Shot

     First off what is shot reverse shot? A shot reverse shot is when one character is shown looking through the character at another character, and the camera switches to the other person. Joel and Ethan Coen are definitely understood to be the masters of this shot. They are very good at doing this because they film between the characters making you feel like they are actually included inside the conversation. The Coens use wide angle lenses to help focus on a certain facial feature of a character, or to exaggerate a forward camera movement. Also the wide angle lens shows the environment that the characters are in, which gives continuity to a shot. Another important part of their conversation scenes is that they keep a rhythm to the speaking, keeping the viewer interested in what is happening.
     I didn't know so much went into making a conversation between two characters. I always thought it would just consist of over the shoulder shots only to record the dialogue. But this video is really interesting because it shows you how many different factors you can use when making your conversations to spice them up and add interest to them. My favorite tip is definitely the rhythm, because a scene without rhythm is really boring, but having the rhythm gives a beat and pleasing aspect to a conversation! I am definitely going to apply this next time I make a conversation!