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Video Editing Tips and Techniques eDocs and eBooks

In this section you will find video editing tips and techniques. Video editing allows you to assemble all of your shots into one cohesive story, along with the ability to color correct, add effects and titles. Gaining knowledge in this area will increase your ability as an editor.
  • Cutting on ActionCutting on Action
    November, 2009
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    NEW!Good editing is, for the most part, invisible. Cutting on action creates seamless continuity through two different camera angles. We'll go over how it…
  • Editing Dirty Little TricksEditing Dirty Little Tricks
    November, 2009
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    Editors are dirty little tricksters. Yes, we pull all sorts of illusions behind our viewers' backs. Some people might even say all editing is a "trick."
  • Editing on the SetEditing on the Set
    November, 2009
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    As video producers transition into the 21st century, we have an opportunity that no other filmmakers or mediamakers have had in the past: we can edit on the…
  • How Did They Do That?How Did They Do That?
    November, 2009
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    Ever wonder how they do those special effects? Learn how! Create great special effects without needing expensive equipment. Learn about shadows and lighting,…
  • Scoping Out Your VideoScoping Out Your Video
    November, 2009
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    NEW!Many editing software programs offer a variety of colorful scopes to help enhance the hur, color, and brilliance, among other editing tweaks. But how do…
  • Transitioning NaturallyTransitioning Naturally
    November, 2009
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    Every blockbuster movie has hundreds or even thousands of edits, yet the viewer often is unaware of the cut. Why? In many cases, the change is very subtle,…
  • Video Editing - Plan A: B-rollVideo Editing - Plan A: B-roll
    November, 2009
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    If you are a documentary filmmaker, and this definitely includes you wedding videographers (yes, you are definitely documenting something), B-roll should be on…
  • Videomaker's Vidcast eBookVideomaker's Vidcast eBook
    November, 2009
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    Plan, shoot, edit and distribute your vidcast on the web successfully!
  • Color Correction 101Color Correction 101
    November, 2009
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    A few simple steps can save an improperly-shot scene or improve one that is less than brilliant.
  • Color Correction 201Color Correction 201
    November, 2009
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    Ever want to enhance a washed-out sky or push the color on a less-than-vibrant hill of grass? This eDoc covers working with Secondary Color Correction aspects…
  • Color Me PerfectColor Me Perfect
    November, 2009
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    To celebrate 100 years of color imaging, from hand painted frames to video formats, let’s take a closer look at what color means to video producers in post.
  • Composition 201Composition 201
    November, 2009
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    It's time to learn the advanced techniques in Composition! In this second part, we'll go beyond the basics and take a look at some more advanced techniques&hell…
  • Fix It in PostFix It in Post
    November, 2009
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    Four of the most dangerous words in the video production lexicon are "fix it in post." Easy for a director or cinematographer to say, but who is going to feel…
  • Making Animals Talk for Video and TVMaking Animals Talk for Video and TV
    November, 2009
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    You've seen them so often that they seem perfectly natural. But they're not. Animals just don't talk. Except, of course, in the movies. And TV. And commercials.…

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  • Cutting on ActionCutting on Action NEW!Good editing is, for the most part, invisible. Cutting on action creates seamless continuity through two different camera angles. We'll go over how it…
  • Editing Dirty Little TricksEditing Dirty Little Tricks Editors are dirty little tricksters. Yes, we pull all sorts of illusions behind our viewers' backs. Some people might even say all editing is a "trick."
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  • How Did They Do That?How Did They Do That? Ever wonder how they do those special effects? Learn how! Create great special effects without needing expensive equipment. Learn about shadows and lighting,…

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