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5 tips for editing video

The techniques that video editors use to shape their content reveal a lot about how people create meaning in the world. The best editing decisions come from empathy — both for the people who exist virtually on the screen and for the audience watching them.

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5 tips for editing video

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  1. MIND SPIRIT DESIGN 5 tips for editing video www.mindspirtdesign.com The techniques that video editors use to shape their content reveal a lot about how people create meaning in the world. The best editing decisions come from empathy — both for the people who exist virtually on the screen and for the audience watching them. Always shoot with the editing in mind, take different shots, close shots, wide shots, zooms and pans, hold the camera steady, film enough footage, you can always cut out later what you don’t need. Work organized, if you are making a longer movie, prepare a storyboard up first. Name your clips in your video editing software. Use the same names as you use in your storyboard. If you don’t name your clips you will end up with a heap of files and you will lose a lot of time trying to find the footage that you are looking for. Once you have your footage loaded into your editing software, start with creating a “rough edit” put the main footage you want to use in chronological order in the time line. You are building a frame for your edit. Watch a speaker’s body language and pay attention to the way they talk. Language is embodied. A speaker’ thoughts, words and breath are all revealed through their body language. Meanwhile, each speaker has a unique rhythm and cadence to their voice. If you pay attention to these things, it will provide a natural rhythm for your editing and it will all feel intuitive for the audience, too. Take some space from your edit. After spending some time with the same edit, it’s easy to become desensitized to the material. So it’s important to step away. Taking a break from an edit and returning with fresh eyes can help you maintain your sense of audience and help you do your best work.

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