Mark Montgomery's article Video Editing for N00bs is a quick and efficient intro to editing videos. He lays out a basic formula for making your videos interesting and informative. The basic equipment and software is briefly explained followed by some useful advice about the objective of your piece. He emphasizes the importance of a clear storyline or objective then goes into details about how this can be accomplished using basic A/B editing. Film that follows closely to the main objective is A roll and secondary supporting visuals are B roll. He explains a trick where the A roll sound is persistent with B roll visuals placed on top. Another useful trick that he conveys is using a song that has a tempo similar to your desired pacing. Montgomery explains that if you make your edits with the "hits" of the musical tempo and then delete the song when you are done, nobody will know your little secret.
Overall Montgomery's article was informative in a very general way. He outlines useful techniques without getting into much detail.
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