Take 5: Five Tips for Shooting to Edit
Great editing begins in the camera.
In his book The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Steven Covey observed that successful people "begin with the end in mind." The same can be said of effective video producers. The best way to insure a successful production is to shoot with the edit in mind. The following five tips will enable you to gather the footage you'll need to edit with ease. Shooting with the mind of an editor is the first step to highly successful video productions.
1. Roll lots of tape
Videotape is cheap; don't be stingy when it comes to using it. Start recording five or 10 seconds before the action in your scene begins and let it roll another five or 10 seconds after the action has stopped. Rolling this little bit of extra tape can be a big lifesaver in the edit bay. This cushion will allow you the freedom of adding a transition effect or adjusting the timing of your edits in post produ…
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