Eyeline Match

Eyeline Match is a cinematic editing practice aimed at conveying the intrinsic logic of a look or gaze. Ultimately, it shows what a character is looking at.

Most commonly, the technique is used when a character looks at something offscreen (gaze shot). Then, the next shot shows what is being looked at (typically a point-of-view shot).

They help to establish and stabilize spatial continuity, as successive shots correspond to the spatial layout of characters and objects established in earlier shots. As it does it also obeys the 180° rule. A point-of-view shot is a special type of eyeline match as the audience is shown the perspective of the character.