WEBVTT 00:00:05.143 --> 00:00:06.956 My name is David Burns 00:00:06.956 --> 00:00:10.480 I am a professional videographer, editor and media production professor. 00:00:10.480 --> 00:00:13.621 I have also been a judge for the past ten years for the 00:00:13.621 --> 00:00:15.717 prestigious Emmy Awards in the United States. 00:00:15.717 --> 00:00:19.420 In my years of judging the one thing that remains consistent among Emmy Awards winners 00:00:19.420 --> 00:00:23.789 is the effective use of basic sequencing of visual clips 00:00:23.789 --> 00:00:27.964 The sequence is the foundation of all video storytelling. Sequences 00:00:27.964 --> 00:00:32.468 one, help the editor compress time and create an interesting peace in the story 00:00:32.468 --> 00:00:39.012 two, sequences satisfy the viewer basic human need for context and detail and 00:00:39.012 --> 00:00:43.151 three, sequences allow the storyteller to efficiently and effectively 00:00:43.151 --> 00:00:47.070 reinforce the narrative elements in his or her video story 00:00:47.070 --> 00:00:52.224 To incorporate sequences in your stories should a variety of wide, medium and tight shots 00:00:52.224 --> 00:00:56.736 this helps move the viewer through a story while keeping the viewer's interest 00:00:56.736 --> 00:01:00.269 by changing shots and shot angels. Here is how to do it 00:01:00.269 --> 00:01:03.203 Sequencing helps compress time in a video 00:01:03.203 --> 00:01:08.362 you can condense something that take several minutes, hours or days into a very brief time 00:01:08.362 --> 00:01:12.193 Shoot a few establishing shots of the action to provide context 00:01:12.193 --> 00:01:16.741 use medium shots from different angles to give the viewer a variety of perspectives 00:01:16.741 --> 00:01:22.452 then, shoot about four times as many close up's as wide shots or medium shots 00:01:22.452 --> 00:01:26.729 to produce the detail necessary to satisfy the viewer desire for detail 00:01:26.729 --> 00:01:31.282 As its name imply, a close up shows a small portion of the larger scene 00:01:31.282 --> 00:01:34.967 that means close ups help avoid continuity jumps in action 00:01:34.967 --> 00:01:37.971 also known as jump cuts which confuse the viewer 00:01:37.971 --> 00:01:40.153 Here is an example of a jump cut 00:01:40.153 --> 00:01:43.779 You see can how it disrupts continuity and disorients the viewer 00:01:43.779 --> 00:01:47.902 Another way to condense time and avoid jump cuts in your stories 00:01:47.902 --> 00:01:51.568 is to make sure that people performing the action leave the screen 00:01:51.568 --> 00:01:55.124 once a person leaves the frame you can show them again doing something else 00:01:55.124 --> 00:02:00.228 or even show them in a different location without breaking continuity or creating jump cuts 00:02:00.228 --> 00:02:01.824 Here is a suggestion 00:02:01.824 --> 00:02:07.317 when shooting visual sequences avoid using camera movements like pants, tilts and zooms 00:02:07.317 --> 00:02:11.318 Keep the camera still and let the action occur within the frame 00:02:11.318 --> 00:02:13.743 Don't feel compelled to follow the action 00:02:13.743 --> 00:02:17.159 remember it's ok to let the action leave and enter the frame 00:02:17.159 --> 00:02:20.576 One reason to avoid camera movements is a camera movements 00:02:20.576 --> 00:02:24.468 take time to present and they can disrupt the pacing of your story telling 00:02:24.468 --> 00:02:28.828 once you take these shots to the edit room to assemble these visuals together 00:02:28.828 --> 00:02:35.367 The best film makers, documentarians and news videographers utilize sequencing to tell stories 00:02:35.367 --> 00:02:39.410 since you can make a video sequence as long or as short as you want 00:02:39.410 --> 00:02:43.141 a series of ten shots oryou can tell the same story in two or three shots 00:02:43.141 --> 00:02:46.848 video sequencing allows the editor tremendous latitude 00:02:46.848 --> 00:02:50.885 We will talk about editing the visual sequence together in a different tutorial 00:02:50.885 --> 00:02:55.014 but now you know the fundamentals of shooting a sequence of video shots. 00:02:55.014 --> 00:02:56.901 Good luck and have fun.