Graphic Matches

Graphic matches are two similar images placed together to create an overall smooth visual transfer from one frame to the next. however, the image doesn't have to look the same, it can just have the same patterns of light and dark, or the same positioning of the figures within the shot. The director, could also choose to present a contrasting shot to achieve a different effect.

Below is a graphich match used in the film; 'A Space Odyssey'


The graphic match that is used in this scene is where the bone is thrown up by apes, but starts to fall as a satelite in space.