Documentary Filmmaking from Scratch
The Principles of Editing
A course by JRVISUALS , Filmmakers
About the video: The Principles of Editing
Overview
“In this lesson, you will learn the basic concepts of the editing process, and some tips on putting your film together.”
In this video lesson JRVISUALS addresses the topic: The Principles of Editing, which is part of the Domestika online course: Documentary Filmmaking from Scratch. Learn how to develop an audiovisual piece from the initial idea to the post-production process and visually communicate your story.
Partial transcription of the video
“The Principles of Editing In this lesson, we'll talk about cuts, transitions, and the general principles of editing. Let me show you. Now that you have everything organised, you have here your folders with the footage, the main interview, everything, you have here the main window that is going to show you the clip you're working with. We can hide this Inspector for now so we have more space. Clicking here, we have space for two windows. This one on the left is the clip you're working with and this one on the right is going to be your actual movie as you're working with it. For example, imag...”
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Course summary for: Documentary Filmmaking from Scratch
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Category
Photography & Video -
Software
Adobe Premiere -
Areas
Audiovisual Production, Film, Filmmaking, TV, Video, Video Editing

JRVISUALS
A course by JRVISUALS
Jose Prada is a Spanish filmmaker who made his cross-over to the audiovisual world in 2003. Rene Strgar is a professional snowboarder-turned-filmmaker after suffering an injury in 2007. The two met in London, and eventually founded JRVISUALS.
Together, they have worked with industry giants like L’Oréal, Red Bull, Zara, NHS, Fourpure Brewing Co., Sambrook’s Brewery, Tefal, Eating Europe, Italcrem coffee, and Neverland Festival among others. They are also recipients of numerous awards like Nespresso Talents Spain (2017 & 2019) and Official Selection from Cinema Shots (2020).
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