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The Videomaker's Journey: part seventeen
Editing Principles for Beginners

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Step 5: Tweaking the Video

Special transitions

  • That drag a victim into a darkened doorway or through a wall.
    Refer to Clip 2 Pass The Parcel
    The postman is sucked into a darkened door. We hung a dark blanket over the open door. The postman walks up close to the blanket. The director calls "get out of the picture" - the actor steps carefully out of the way taking care not to kick the parcels - the camera is kept recording for another 6 seconds. The editor splits and trims the shots - then installs a 10 frame cross-fade.


Clip 2 Pass The Parcel

  • That make a ghost appear and disappear.
    Refer to Clip 9 extract from Violets Are Blue
    To make a ghost appear and disappear:
    • The director calls out "freeze" to the actors.
    • The ghost walks into the scene and takes up position - the director points to the ghost who starts to act - the director immediately calls out "action".
    • the editor trims the shots, removes the director's voice and installs a cross-fade.
  • This clip also shows transitions to shift time and transitions to shift to another location. 3-frame cross-fades were also used, but the internet version of the video may not show their smooth effect.


Clip 9 (2 mins) extract from
Violets Are Blue


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