Shot revealing something that a character has seen (offscreen) in the previous shot
Example of eyeline match in “Paris Texas”
Characteristics:
- The audience will often expect the revelation of the object, event, etc… the object, event sound will always be acousmatic in that situation
- Can mislead the audience: False eyeline match
Related induced effect: Shot-reverse shot
Related inductor effect: Character glance
Opposite effect: False eyeline match
(bordwell, 2009)