I thought this article had some good points for the
beginning film editor. From someone who is new to video editing and production,
the section on pacing and the amount of time you are supposed to take in terms
of pacing your edits was something I had not thought of before but it makes sense
when you think about action scenes or dramatic scenes.
I also thought it was a good point to mention that
you don’t have to think of the process in linear terms. Using the example of
the baby being born/hospital story interspersed with edits of B-roll film puts
that idea into the proper context and is, again, something to think about for
someone who doesn’t necessarily have experience thinking about setting up a
story visually.
Since I plan on using Adobe Premiere and have used
it once before for a project I was glad to see they referenced it in the
article as being one of the tools you can use, but I thought the most important
point is in the section called “Keep it Simple” when the author talks about
having a clear objective. I compare this to being the same as in music or in
writing a short work of fiction for instance. You have to have something to say
or at least a clear idea of what your song or story is going to be about before
you begin. Although, depending on what type of story you are trying to tell, it
is my belief that you don’t necessarily have to “keep the audience in mind,” as
the author suggests, Sometimes that type of thinking can really bog down the
creative process. I think maybe a better way to articulate that thought would
be to simply always try to stay consistent with what it is you are trying to
communicate with the audience or simply just know what general idea or feeling
you are trying to get across.
Gabe Rosen
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