Matched Action

I found this video on NTY.com: Riders Through the Snow. It is about the Iditarod Trail Invitational, in which racers bicycle, ski and walk on foot for miles in the Alaska wilderness. I found three Matched Actions: 1:15-1:20, 2:12-2:17 and 2:19-2:22 minutes.

The first matched action is two guys making sure their bike is prepared for the race. I thought this worked nicely because it showed the one guy putting his weight on the bike while the other checked the bike's air. The second matched action is a close up of a racer getting dressed and then a long shot of him, which added a little visual variety. The third matched action showed a racer cooking, first providing a close up of the food and then a long shot of the man cooking. Overall, I thought the piece was interesting and the video was decently edited.