Match on action (or match cutting) is an editing technique that makes shots seem more fluid and realistic to the audience. A shot may end with a character reaching for a door handle and the next shot will begin with that character reaching for or grabbing that door handle. Another example would be a shot ending with a character jumping in midair and the next shot beginning with that character starting to fall back down to the ground. Without match cutting a scene can look wonky and disjointed with viewers missing certain moments and may find the scene more confusing. A few examples from an episode of Friends can be found above.
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