1 00:00:05,143 --> 00:00:06,956 My name is David Burns 2 00:00:06,956 --> 00:00:10,480 I am a professional videographer, editor and media production professor. 3 00:00:10,480 --> 00:00:13,621 I have also been a judge for the past ten years for the 4 00:00:13,621 --> 00:00:15,717 prestigious Emmy Awards in the United States. 5 00:00:15,717 --> 00:00:19,420 In my years of judging the one thing that remains consistent among Emmy Awards winners 6 00:00:19,420 --> 00:00:23,789 is the effective use of basic sequencing of visual clips 7 00:00:23,789 --> 00:00:27,964 The sequence is the foundation of all video storytelling. Sequences 8 00:00:27,964 --> 00:00:32,468 one, help the editor compress time and create an interesting peace in the story 9 00:00:32,468 --> 00:00:39,012 two, sequences satisfy the viewer basic human need for context and detail and 10 00:00:39,012 --> 00:00:43,151 three, sequences allow the storyteller to efficiently and effectively 11 00:00:43,151 --> 00:00:47,070 reinforce the narrative elements in his or her video story 12 00:00:47,070 --> 00:00:52,224 To incorporate sequences in your stories should a variety of wide, medium and tight shots 13 00:00:52,224 --> 00:00:56,736 this helps move the viewer through a story while keeping the viewer's interest 14 00:00:56,736 --> 00:01:00,269 by changing shots and shot angels. Here is how to do it 15 00:01:00,269 --> 00:01:03,203 Sequencing helps compress time in a video 16 00:01:03,203 --> 00:01:08,362 you can condense something that take several minutes, hours or days into a very brief time 17 00:01:08,362 --> 00:01:12,193 Shoot a few establishing shots of the action to provide context 18 00:01:12,193 --> 00:01:16,741 use medium shots from different angles to give the viewer a variety of perspectives 19 00:01:16,741 --> 00:01:22,452 then, shoot about four times as many close up's as wide shots or medium shots 20 00:01:22,452 --> 00:01:26,729 to produce the detail necessary to satisfy the viewer desire for detail 21 00:01:26,729 --> 00:01:31,282 As its name imply, a close up shows a small portion of the larger scene 22 00:01:31,282 --> 00:01:34,967 that means close ups help avoid continuity jumps in action 23 00:01:34,967 --> 00:01:37,971 also known as jump cuts which confuse the viewer 24 00:01:37,971 --> 00:01:40,153 Here is an example of a jump cut 25 00:01:40,153 --> 00:01:43,779 You see can how it disrupts continuity and disorients the viewer 26 00:01:43,779 --> 00:01:47,902 Another way to condense time and avoid jump cuts in your stories 27 00:01:47,902 --> 00:01:51,568 is to make sure that people performing the action leave the screen 28 00:01:51,568 --> 00:01:55,124 once a person leaves the frame you can show them again doing something else 29 00:01:55,124 --> 00:02:00,228 or even show them in a different location without breaking continuity or creating jump cuts 30 00:02:00,228 --> 00:02:01,824 Here is a suggestion 31 00:02:01,824 --> 00:02:07,317 when shooting visual sequences avoid using camera movements like pants, tilts and zooms 32 00:02:07,317 --> 00:02:11,318 Keep the camera still and let the action occur within the frame 33 00:02:11,318 --> 00:02:13,743 Don't feel compelled to follow the action 34 00:02:13,743 --> 00:02:17,159 remember it's ok to let the action leave and enter the frame 35 00:02:17,159 --> 00:02:20,576 One reason to avoid camera movements is a camera movements 36 00:02:20,576 --> 00:02:24,468 take time to present and they can disrupt the pacing of your story telling 37 00:02:24,468 --> 00:02:28,828 once you take these shots to the edit room to assemble these visuals together 38 00:02:28,828 --> 00:02:35,367 The best film makers, documentarians and news videographers utilize sequencing to tell stories 39 00:02:35,367 --> 00:02:39,410 since you can make a video sequence as long or as short as you want 40 00:02:39,410 --> 00:02:43,141 a series of ten shots oryou can tell the same story in two or three shots 41 00:02:43,141 --> 00:02:46,848 video sequencing allows the editor tremendous latitude 42 00:02:46,848 --> 00:02:50,885 We will talk about editing the visual sequence together in a different tutorial 43 00:02:50,885 --> 00:02:55,014 but now you know the fundamentals of shooting a sequence of video shots. 44 00:02:55,014 --> 00:02:56,901 Good luck and have fun.