Before you get into the process of editing that mountain of video you have had slowly piling up it is worth taking the time to figure out just where you are going with your video editing. On these pages I will cover a few of the basic concepts so that you can gain a clearer understanding of what video editing entails and what you should be expecting to achieve. Most people tend … [Read more...] about Some Video Editing Basics
Classics
The Rules of Video Composition
Before we get into all the rules and regulations of video composition there is an important point to keep in mind here. Most of the rules of composition for video are exactly the same as those for still image photography. The reason for this is that video is just a progressive sequence of still images being displayed at a speed that mimics real life and creates the illusion … [Read more...] about The Rules of Video Composition
Basic Range of Video Shots
Camera shots are defined and named by the degree of closeness there is in the shot to the subject of that shot, the degree to which the subject "fills" the shot or the angle from which the shot is taken. It can also be defined by the movement of the camera as the shot is being taken. Rather than getting too crazy technical here let's just confine ourselves to the three basic … [Read more...] about Basic Range of Video Shots
Shooting Better Videos by Keeping it Steady
There is a style (if you can call it that) of shooting video that closely resembles a three year old watering the garden with a hose.I don't know if this "style" has a name or not but if you can imagine a three year old watering the garden with a hose... I think you would get the picture!One could argue that at the end of the exercise all (or most) parts of the garden … [Read more...] about Shooting Better Videos by Keeping it Steady
Shooting Video for Editing
The ability to edit what you shoot and have it come out making sense requires you to think about how your shots will be combined together before you take them. That doesn't mean that every single edit needs to be meticulously planned in advance, but it does require that you have a sense of what shots you'll need later when you sit down at the computer. In the spirit of shooting … [Read more...] about Shooting Video for Editing