Match on action
A film technique where the editor cuts from one shot to another shot that matches the former shot's action. The most common example of this is a scene where someone is pulling open a door from one angle then the camera cuts to them walking through the door from another example.Below is a video that demonstrates this.
Shot Reverse Shot
Another film technique where one character is shown looking at another character then it cuts to the other character looking back at the first character. Below is a video from Spider-man (2002) that illustrates this. (Skip to 1:21)180 Degree Rule
The 180 degree rule refers to the space between two characters in a scene; in this film technique cameras pass over an 'invisible axis' of exactly 180 degrees (a straight line.) The character on the left side is facing right and the character on the right side is facing left to ensure this. Here's an example:
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