Creative Video Editing Techniques

1h 22mIntermediate2020-03-13

Authors

Ashley Kennedy

Managing Staff Instructor at LinkedIn Learning

Course details

Explore creative video editing techniques with a comprehensive study that includes both artistic analysis and technical instruction. Senior staff instructor Ashley Kennedy begins by covering the rules and conventions of video editing, setting the stage for an explanation of the role of editing in cinematic storytelling. She then gives a play-by-play of the most popular types of creative edits in basic editing, continuity editing, complexity editing, and more. Ashley illustrates each type of edit with real-world examples and offers analysis of how each technique is used in the world of filmmaking. Plus, she demonstrates how to perform each edit in track-based nonlinear editing software.

Topics include:
- Editing rules and grammar
- Editing for storytelling
- Basic editing techniques
- Continuity editing: cutting on action, match cuts, and more
- Complexity editing: jump cuts, montages, and more
- Creative transitions

Skills covered

Premiere ProVideo EditingVideoAdobeDeep Dive (X:Y)

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - The creativity and conventions of film editing

1. A Discussion of Editing Techniques

02 - The rules of film editing
03 - Continuity editing vs. complexity editing

2. Continuity Editing

04 - Understanding coverage
05 - Shot reverse shot
06 - Insert shots and cutaways
07 - Cutting on action
08 - Match cut
09 - J cut and L cut
10 - Parallel editing
11 - Invisible cut
12 - Swish pan

3. Complexity Editing

13 - Jump cut
14 - Montage
15 - More montage
16 - Smash cut

4. Creative Transitions

17 - Dissolves
18 - Wipes
19 - Other creative transitions