The Editor's Toolkit

Chapter 3

Joining Shots Together

So far we have examined shots as individual jigsaw pieces; now let’s put some of the puzzle together.

In this chapter, you’ll see how individual shots can be made into simple sequences that tell stories, create moods, entertain, and inform us in an enhanced way, much more than individual shots could ever achieve on their own.

This chapter is divided as follows:

• 3.1 The Mechanics
• 3.2 Joining Shots Together, the Don’ts
• 3.3 Key Points—Joining Shots Together, the Don’ts
• 3.4 Joining Shots Together, the Dos
• 3.5 Key Points—Joining Shots Together, the Dos

Let’s start with the mechanics.

3.1 The Mechanics

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