Basic Editing
Editing shots together creates sequences. Sequences make up a story. The most interesting stories have a wide variety of shots and sequence types.
Unit Project Assignments
Assignment 1: Edit a Story
Use one of the sets of shots available on the Hermanet page of the Intranet to assemble a logical and appropriate sequence in Adobe Premier. Add some music/Foley and be sure to include the provided credits. Your choices are:
1. Chase Sequence
2. Horror Movie
3. Hospital Scene
4. Car Commercial
Use one of the sets of shots available on the Hermanet page of the Intranet to assemble a logical and appropriate sequence in Adobe Premier. Add some music/Foley and be sure to include the provided credits. Your choices are:
1. Chase Sequence
2. Horror Movie
3. Hospital Scene
4. Car Commercial
Assignment 2: Cuts Experimentation
For this unit, please demonstrate that you understand the types of editing cuts described on this page and discussed in class. Do this by capturing the following shots with your camcorder and then editing them appropriately in a video editing software. Add a title and credits to the exported video. 1. Jump Cut 2. Match Cut 3. Cross Cut 4. Cutaway 5. Look At 6. Multi-Take 7. Cut Zoom In or Cut Zoom Out 8. Montage Sequence |
Assignment 3: The Door Sequence
Use a variety of shots and cuts to shoot a short video called "The Door". Follow the plot below when recording and editing your story. Add sound effects/music, a title and credits to the finished video. "A person is about to enter a door. The person hears a sound and becomes mildly concerned. The person finds the door locked and searches for his or her keys. The person hears the sound again and becomes obviously worried. The film closes with the person finally opening the door and getting to the other side safely. Communicate to the audience the character's feeling of relief and safety." Pre-planning your video will improve the final result. Also, it's better to use a variety of shorter shots instead of a long duration shot. |
Instructional Videos
Jump Cut Example:
A jump cut occurs when the scene suddenly same scene suddenly changes in a way that could not happen in real time. This might happen if there is a cut with a slight change in framing or if the camera doesn't move but the characters suddenly switch places as in the example below. Match Cut Example:
Match Cut is an editing technique used in continuity editing that cuts two alternate views of the same action together at the same moment in the move in order to make it seem uninterrupted. This allows the same action to be seen from multiple angles without breaking its continuous nature. It fills out a scene without jeopardizing the reality of the time frame of the action. Alternatively, a similar shot in a different scene can be matched with the original cut to transition between scenes. Look At Example:
In a Look At, a shot of a character looking at something cuts to another shot showing exactly what the character sees. Essentially, the camera temporarily becomes the character’s eyes with this editing technique. In many cases, when the sequence cuts to the eye-line, camera movement is used to imply movement of the character’s eyes. For example, a pan from left to right would imply that the character is moving his/her eyes or head from left to right. Because the audience sees exactly what the character sees in an eye-line match, this technique is used to connect the audience with that character, seeing as we practically become that character for a moment. Cut Zoom In/Out Example:
With the cut zoom in or out, jump cuts are used to focus on a detail or show a subject's relationship to its environment. An overview video of some techniques:
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Cross Cut Example:
Cross-cutting is an editing technique most often used in films to establish action occurring at the same time in two different locations. In a cross-cut, the camera will cut away from one action to another action, which can suggest the simultaneity of these two actions but this is not always the case. Cutaway Example:
A cutaway shot is the interruption of a continuously filmed action by inserting a view of something else. It is usually, although not always, followed by a cut back to the first shot, when the cutaway avoids a jump cut. Multi-Take:
A multi-take refers to a single action that is repeated several times, from different angles and distances. The audience sees the same action occur, usually about two to three times. This adds dramatic impact to the scene. Montage Example:
A montage sequence can show the passage of time while highlighting a series of related events. |
Interesting Videos
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