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Editing
> Into frame, Out of frame
Sometimes
it's hard to match the action when editing--especially
when objects are moving in the frame. There's a simple
solution that has saved many an hour in the editing
room.
Here
it is: When shooting, it is sometimes helpful to let
moving objects leave the frame--or enter the frame.
The point that the object exits or enters is an excellent
place to position an edit.
Consider
the example at the right. The first shot has right-to-left
screen direction, the second shot left-to-right. You
can't put them together or you'll have a screen direction
problem.
Or
can you? If you position the edit point of the second
shot to a few seconds earlier--just before the horse/rider
enter the frame, the edit works just fine.
Use
the slider to examine the edit point in the second clip
closely. Notice that at the start of the second shot,
the horse and rider are NOT in the frame. The enter
a moment later.
Below
are a couple more examples of "into frame, out
of frame."
In
the left example, notice how the plow EXITS the frame
before we cut to the other angle. That way, we don't
have to worry about matching the action on the cut.
In
the right example, I wanted to cut from a shot of my
son standing--to a shot of him riding a skateboard.
It would have been too abrupt to cut directly from standing
to riding--so I let him ENTER the frame in the second
shot. Makes for a much smoother sequence.
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