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In the last couple of months, we have had to adapt and increasingly produce more and more online teaching content. In this blog post, we share the basics of video editing and some tips that will help with producing videos in the future.

Are you quite new to video production terminology? Why not find out a few key terms<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Think about the edit whilst you\u2019re filming\u200b<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Having an idea of how the finished video will look will help shape your video from the production stage. Do you need a close up to explain an idea? Do you need some footage to link two sections? How are these shots going to fit together in the edit? Have you got enough angles and shot sizes to tell the story you want to tell?

Whilst you have to make sure you have enough footage to tell the story, it is also important not to overshoot, as you have to watch all this footage back and your time is valuable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Organising the footage<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Once the filming is done, try and label and note down what each of your clips is and roughly how they\u2019re going to be used. You can then make folders within your editing application. This can either organise the footage by date or by types of shots (interviewee\u2019s name, cutaways). The idea is to organise everything so that you know exactly where to find it during the editing stage.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Image of folder organisation within
Adobe Premiere (editing software)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

The editing process<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  • Assembly<\/strong> \u2013 this step involves topping and tailing each answer, getting rid of mistakes\/stumbling over words;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Rough cut <\/strong>\u2013 this part is all about getting the content right. Once you have all the usable footage on the timeline, you can start giving the video a structure and shape the story by having an introduction, middle and conclusion. Editing to music often helps to gauge the pace of the video (i.e. if it drags or if it\u2019s easy to follow and engaging). 
    In this stage, there will be bits of the video with jump cuts and just a black screen. It therefore helps to just \u201clisten\u201d to the audio in the video to make sure that the content makes sense.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Fine cut<\/strong> \u2013 The next stage is to cover jump cuts with cutaways, make sure it all flows and that the cutaways add to the story, rather than use them to fill the gaps. \u200b<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Final cut <\/strong>\u2013 The final step is to colour correct the footage and add sound effects if and when appropriate to finish the video.\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    In this example, you can see the difference between the rough cut and the fine cut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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