Understanding the Most Significant Principle for Video Editing through Film Stud

Posted by AAFT School of Cinema on January 10th, 2019

Film making is associated with various processes that together bring what we see to the screen. Post-production or video editing is an essential part of movie making since at this stage the rough shots are cut, combined and fine-tuned into the final, ready to be broadcasted scenes. Learning the craft of video editing is a long process. Becoming an expert in this domain and acquiring aesthetics comes with a lot of experience and understanding the art of storytelling. By pursuing professional post-production courses aspirants can get a platform to gain expertise in crafting story on the editing table.

Professional education can help to gain knowledge of editing cuts, effects, layers, etc.along withindustry-relevant tools &software. Those who wish to scale up career in this industry must possess technical knowledge as well as the requisite interpersonal qualities. A beginner who does not know any editing rule or a professional equipped with technical knowledge; everyone must keep in mind one principle while editing, and it is, “Keep things moving”.

Everything has to move in actual motion as per previous clip. Just keep your eye on character body movement, his words and if any object is moving in the frame.You just have to make sure whatever you are placing next to your clip has to match the motion. It can be the clip from same camera or any other. You should just focus to keep everything moving.

This technique is not limited with visuals, in fact, it is a motion of mind.We can say that we have to analyze rhythm and follow it. AAFT School of Cinema is a pioneer filmmaking institute in Delhi NCR that offers diploma and degree programs through which aspirants can acquire industry-relevant competence. Students can gain practical exposure and can learn under the guidance of industry experts through various workshops, master classes, events, fests, etc.

This technique can be said to form the base for any aspirant seeking a career in this industry. This is because comprehensive understanding of this principle helps aspirants to gain insights on rhythmic behavior of the shots. This lets them become acquainted with other relevant technicalities and tactics efficiently.Once you will start practicing this technique, automatically you will observe that you have started following some significant editing principles like "Cut On Action", "Match On Action", "Cut On Beat" and others.