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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 how to master the cut away technique for video editing.
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
"When we are video taping we try to take as much of different shots, in different angles from different positions, close ups, medium shots, extend shots, long shots, and know when we are editing we are using the same principles in the editing according the story, according to there idea. Try to take as much as possible close ups in your shootings and then they could be us in there cut or insert a shot. What is a insert shot? Insert shot is a shot that was video tape in the same place but, actually in a different from a different angle or something that is related to there stories, that is related to the object but it is different. Then we could use it. Lets suppose we video tape somebody whose speaking along then later we could video tape Jesse's hands but, remember don't use it just because you want to escape from shot. Use it because there is a reason to use it. "
eHow Article: Cut Away Technique : Best Methods for Video Editing