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Summary: In this free instructional video clip series, our expert will discuss the basic first steps for someone learning to do video editing. In this lesson, learn the basics of capturing images and logging.
Paul Volniansky, born (1972) in St Petersburg into family of artists and intellectuals.
He has a BA in film direction from the St Petersburg University of Art and Culture –...read more
"We are going to log our footage. What we video taped doesn't mean that we need everything. When we make a movie we choose the best shots and the best shots that we're making a story from. So what we do is we are logging in and logging out in the computer. We are choosing the best shots and we could do it in two ways. The first way is really to watch and then edit it on paper or in a word document and the best shots, the characteristics of the shot, what is it about, what is the length, what is the shot measurement, the long shot, the close up, the extreme long shot, etc. The other way is just to log directly the shots that we like and to record them into the computer. So what I'm going to do is choose the second way. "
eHow Article: Capturing Images & Logging Video : Basics of Editing