Video Production Basics_Editing Techniques & Principles

Video Production Basics
Candace Lee Egan

Editing Techniques & Principles

A companion book to this site is Setting Up Your Shots: Great Camera Moves Every Filmmaker Should Know. The page numbers noted below refer to this book.

Visual Sequence
Description: Series of shots showing the subject or a process in action.
Purposes: Focus attention on action/ process, show details of action/process, show progression of action/process, engage viewer with subject, facilitate comprehension.

Montage Sequence
Description: A series of images, usually set to music, that quickly show various aspects of the story. Pg. 9, 91.
Purposes: Show passage of time, provide a glimpse of actions or events not covered in detail, capture viewer interest at beginning of video, sum up story at end, provide a change of pace, add energy.

Natural Sound
Description: Ambient sound of subjects overheard during recording.
Purposes: Enhance sense of reality, capture spontaneous speech of subject in natural setting/situation, establish the setting or situation, transition between scenes or locations, provide background sound to narration.

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