If you have been following us for a while you know that we shoot a lot of After Movies.
These type of videos have to be dynamic and are usually cut at a high rhythm.
So, in this video I want to share five techniques from our experience,
for making a fast cut edit.
Hey folks! Jordy here for cinecom.net.
Every Tuesday and Friday we share new creative ideas for filmmakers and editors.
And in this episode we're looking at how to make a fast cut edit.
It's very dynamic, but without following some techniques,
it could also be very messy and the audience might be completely disorientated.
So, tip #01 is to pay attention to where the eyes of the viewer are at.
If you have a person on one side in a shot,
the eyes of the viewer are looking at that person's face.
If we cut to a shot where the next point of interest is on the other side of the shot,
then it takes several seconds for our brain to realize that,
adjust and recognize what we're seeing.
So, when not paying attention to that, you'll get a sequence like this:
Now, when we do pay attention to that
and making sure that the point of interest stays relative on the same spot
our brain doesn't have to adjust.
It can just stay locked onto one area, or shift a little bit
and instantly get the information, which makes fast cutting possible.
This technique is also important to understand when you have two people in a shot.
The point of interest of the previous shot will determine to who the audience will look at.
Here we had an important person at an event,
so we made sure that the previous shot also had its interest at the left side.
Tip #2 is about color and exposure.
The less new information you introduce in every shot
the faster our brains can understand what's going on.
If you're mixing bright and dark shots our brain has to adjust each time to the scene.
Same goes for the colors.
First of all, try to match your Color Correction, but also look at the colors within each shot.
Here's a sequence with different exposures and color palettes,
which kind of makes us crazy.
And here's a sequence where we've adjusted the exposure and somehow matched the color palette.
Now, this doesn't mean that it has to be perfect,
just try to avoid having big color and exposure changes.
The next fast cutting technique is to create resemblances.
These are two different shots where there is one element that has a resemblance.
For example, here is a shot of someone pouring soya sauce into this tube.
We cut to someone drinking.
Although it's a complete new action, the liquid flows in the same direction.
Another example is this dry ice.
The smoke of that resembles with the smoke of the barbecue in the next shot.
And these could be also certain shapes that would match over two shots.
Here's a last example where this girl puts up five fingers
to which we can cut to an actual 5 on a screen.
That was our resemblance element.
And then, for the final fast cutting tip
Match Camera movement or Subject movement.
If the camera moves at the same pace in the same direction,
it cuts more fluent and thus our brains...
...can also process those clips faster.
But also the movement of the subject or the action could help.
Here is a sequence of actions where the food is being poured,
the plate is taken and eaten.
All of them are different shots but the movement of that food continues.
Look at the hands of the people,
they are all going to the same direction as it was part of the same scene.
A movement like this can also be cut to the beat of the music, like in the next example.
Notice how the movement of the lady's arm changes in direction,
each time there is a beat in the music.
[Music]
So, pay attention to the point of interest, the different exposures and colors,
use music to cut on the beat,
makes fun resemblances and let your shot flow
by noticing the camera and subjects movement.
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