🔨 Editors, Nail It on the First Cut. Here's How...
🔨 Editors, Nail It on the First Cut. Here's How...
It's time for the 1st Cut, are you ready...?
Lesson #5: Editing Your 1st Cut
Your main focus for this first cut is this…
Lay down your main track
Add your stock music
Tighten up the story
Export the rough cut to the client
✂️ Lay Down Your Main Track
Ignore your b-roll for now - unless it’s all you have.
And start laying down the story-driven footage. This is usually your interview footage, and this first pass is about, you, the editor, creating a storyline from the sound bites. You’re creating a mini three-act structure inside your promo video.
And, all this set to your stock music of choice.
🎹 Choosing Stock Music
With the endless options at hand, how do you choose which song to go with?
Here are three considerations:
Dynamics - Does the song change up the pattern? Or is it a loop?
Avoid High-end frequencies - Hi-hats, guitars and high-pitched synths can interfere with your interview audio.
Tempo/Speed - Does this beat wake me up or put me to sleep?
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Jordan P. Anderson
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