Chapter 12

Editing the Video

Before you begin the editing phase of the video, do you have everything you need to complete the job? For example, will you be using any photographs supplied by the client for a photo montage? Do you have all of the music you’re going to use? Since most of the editing will be done on a computer, you don’t want to load all of the footage onto your hard drives until you’ve received everything you need to complete the project. If another project comes along that is ready for editing, you’d have to delete this entire project from the hard drive and then recapture it again later.

Typical Video Layout

Every videographer has their own unique style, but many of the wedding videos I’ve watched seem to have a similar structure. ...

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