Continuity

Make the screen your canvas and compose a masterpiece!

It's time to learn the advanced techniques in Composition!

Oh, no! Not the vacation videos! It’s time to teach your family and friends how to make an interesting, entertaining and watchable video journal of their summer vacation.

While you plan the scene and dialog details for your videos, you need to remember to plan for cutaways as you take that journey down the path to good composition. Shooting seamless and well-planned cutaways can add depth and dimension to your story... and they can save your bacon in editing!

Even in blockbuster movies, continuity errors happen, and eagle-eyed viewers love to find the mistakes.

Screen direction is perhaps one of the most confusing yet easily remedied problems in directing a video production.

"Leave it on the cutting room floor" is an old film phrase signifying to edit out stuff you don't need. It's a good reminder to cut down your piece for a tighter final project.

What makes great art great? Composition. In this first of two parts, we'll reveal some of the secret tricks of composition that the Masters use

A basic understanding of the rules of composition will help you frame for maximum impact and ultimately enhance the outcome of your finished piece.

How to put an end to the often comical - and always embarrassing - continuity error.

Continuity is the job of both the director and the editor.

Even Hollywood movies can suffer gaps in continuity. Learn what to do to keep continuity throughout your video.

Learn to shoot and direct like a pro and the editing will be easy

Learn to shoot video with the mind of an editor and your editing will be faster, easier and a lot more fun.

Make the editing job easier by keeping the editing process in mind when shooting your video.

While shooting video, consider the edit that lies ahead. Keep coverage, continuity and cutability in mind.

Paying attention to the continuity can help you communicate clearly with your audience.

By anticipating your editor's needs and shooting footage to fulfill them, you can help create a better program--and a happier editor.

If you plan to edit your videos, you should shoot them differently.