Shot-reverse shots are mostly used in conversation situations between two characters. It's where the shots are edited together to alternate between the characters, and to put the focus on the person who is speaking. This shot takes us back and forth from close-up shots to master shots, to make the 'shot-reverse'shot work correctly. Because the characters are shown facing in opposite directions, the audience can assume they are looking at each other without actually showing a shot of them together. This is a very popular shot which is used in many films, and is a classic Hollywood style of continuity editing. A f