CHAPTER 10
THE ART OF EDITING IS CRAFTING A STORY
There are as many ways to photograph an object as there are ways to edit the same footage. We all know that 10 photographers looking at the same landscape will capture 10 different interpretations of it. Give those 10 images to 10 different retouchers and the possibilities are endless.
The same thing happens with video editing. The craft of editing is about telling the story in the most efficient way possible. It is finding which combinations, out of millions available, will help you emphasize emotions, build tension, fix technical mistakes, and hide or reveal information to the viewer.
The iconic German director Werner Herzog stated, “Just learning a few technical tricks doesn’t make someone ...
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