Editing Tips
- Use as much variety as possible:
scenes to give someone the entire picture.
- Switch shot types with each edit. If you put three wide shots back-to-back it is very jumpy for the viewer and doesn’t convey the action or any emotion. But if you start with a wide shot, go into that same scene a little closer with a medium shot, then edit a close-up of the main action together, it creates a story within a story. It is a better match for your eye naturally works.
on what you’re looking for. When editing, you want to give your viewers the same experience.
- Incorporate Cutaways: When shooting any scene, think about what’s going on around the scene? You want to be sure to capture the “side show” as well as the action. If you only concentrate on one element of what’s happening, you’ll run into trouble when editing because you don’t have anywhere else to go.
cheerleaders, the band, etc., you have shots to put in between your highlights. This not only keeps it
moving, but brings the viewer into the entire scene and provides the emotion of the event as well.
- Use your eye as your best critic: If it doesn't look good to you, change it
- Use fades, dissolves, effects sparingly. Don't use them because you can, use them because it makes the story better.