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The Visual Language of Docs |
Cover Your Scene (and Your Butt)
The term “coverage” refers to the variety of shots you use to visually tell your story. Think of it not just as covering your scene, but covering your butt in editing. Apart from just breaking up the monotony of a single, long camera shot, getting more shots or additional coverage will provide plenty of opportunities to cut away from your main shot in the editing room. This makes it easy to condense time and work around problem shots. With good coverage an editor can easily condense interviews, events, and demonstrations down to a smooth few minutes to tell a story that’s visually ...
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