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My Name is David Burns

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I am a professional videographer, editor and media production professor.

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In a previous tutorial we discussed how to shoot a visual sequence to use in a story.

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In this tutorial we will discuss how to edit these sequences into an effective storyline.

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The effective use of basic sequencing of visual clips is a foundation for good story-telling.

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Sequences condense time.

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Maintain the viewer interest by providing a variety of shots.

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and they provide context and detail for advancing the story.

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I like to think of a single visual shot as a complete sentence or thought

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and a series of shots as a paragraph.

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Effective visual editing uses wide shots, medium shots

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and close ups to weave a coherence story-line

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The human brain prefers to process images first by taking a wide vista,

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then, segmenting that wide shots into smaller areas of interest

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and lastly by examining the details in the scene.

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Alfred Hitchcock, the well-known producer of many psychological thrillers

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often started a scene with a close up or extreme close up

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to initially confuse the viewer

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and to start an internal dialogue in the viewer's mind,

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what's happening? why I am seeing this? [br]

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This is an effective way to capture the viewer attention,

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but since it involves disrupting a natural human need,

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the need for context and meaning,

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it also means the viewer will not be listening to other messages

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you might be conveying to the viewer at the same time.

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So if your goal is to present context and information at the same time,

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stick with the traditional wide shot, medium shot and close up

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sequence to effectively convey meaning to your viewer.[br]

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When editing a visual sequence keep the pace moving with a series of edits

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that use a variety of shots, various camera angles and many many close ups. [br]

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Take several seconds to establish the scene with a wide shot,

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bring the viewer attention to a portion of the scene with a medium shot,

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then provide detail of the action using close up.

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The close up's are the key to good story telling,

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your story should have four to five times more close ups than wide shots or medium shots,

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when editing be very conscious of jump cuts, a disruption of continuity

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an action that confuses the viewer or violates the rule of time or logic.

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Close ups help avoid jump cuts since they only show a small portion of the overall scene

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jump cuts can be used effectively to purposely disorient the viewer.

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Here is an example, see how jump cuts disrupt continuity, and disorients the viewer.

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Editing visual sequences into your stories allows you to

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efficiently and effectively condense complex actions into a few shots

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and keeps the viewer's interest by presenting a variety of shots and angles,

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using visual sequences also allows you to satisfy

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or manipulate the viewer's human desire for context and detail.

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Good luck and have fun.