I was speaking to one of my photojournalist today. He asked me if there was anything I didn’t have that I wanted visually for a story he shot and I was editing. We talked about a few things but of particular interest I asked him why he crossed the axis. All of the action in [...]
I would first like to apologize for not updating the Edit Foundry Blog for almost a month now. I’ve been teaching and getting paid! I teach Video Editing (part time) at Front Range Community College in Longmont, CO. Building a lesson plan for each week takes a lot of time and I’ve been devoting all [...]
More and more stories are being shot by more and more people. Everyone in the newsroom (paper, multimedia, advanced, traditional) are being asked to shoot and help out with stories. I’m not afraid of this, I’m embracing it. I look at it as a challenge to maintain my editing desires and blend them with video [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Our Story for this post is Joe’s Smile.
Please go to my youtube sight and watch the story first.
In this post were going to talk about eye trace. I’ve been doing a lot of research on the subject lately. Here’s what I’ve come to realize. Eye trace is a simple concept to begin with, and if [...]
For those of you new to the Edit Foundry, here is how it’s works. I upload a story to YouTube. I ask you to go and watch the story and then come back here and read as I breakdown the editing.
Our story for this post is click here -> How Far She’s Come <-.
This is [...]
Our story for this post is Minimoto.
This story was on my Editor of the Year entry last year. It’s a natural sound feature.
I added effects to this story. This was part of a program I produced called Colorado Getaways Extreme. My co-producer and I liked the show to look different. Each story was driven with [...]
Our story for this post is New York Street Boys.
Please watch the story first.
Then watch the story again later.
In this post we’re going to talk about
Using a cut as an effect.
Using quick edits as a transition device
The cut is the device storytellers use most often. I’d guess 95% of the content you see [...]
I love using music. Using music is an opportunity to add a little something extra to a story. I think it’s a true art.
It’s often abused
It’s often misused
It’s often misplaced
It’s often inappropriate.
Using music is just like editing.
You have to experiment
You have to practice using it
A few words about [...]
