Archive for August, 2009

Lip Flap, Intimacy and Shot Variety

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

Lip Flap
I have a pet peeve.  It’s called lip flap.  Lip flap is when you take a shot and the person or persons in the shot is talking.  Maybe they are talking to the reporter, or another person in the shot.  What they’re really doing is distracting the viewer.  Anytime I see a shot like [...]

Long Form Editing Part 3 - Complimenting the Photographer’s Shooting

Tuesday, August 11th, 2009

I’m still using the Journey of Hope Documentary on my Youtube page for my series of post on long form editing.  I’m talking about Journey of Hope Part 2 in this post.
So what do I mean by complimenting the photographer’s shooting?  When I get a story that I know the photographer has put a lot [...]