Essential Cuts for Filmmakers | HitFilm Express Tutorial

editing after hours filming you the editor will  take the footage and craft the story from the   greatest moments making a watchable experience  for your audience there is no right way to edit   but only one main rule to create a natural energy  and pace while providing details for the story to   make sense so to maintain that energy and convey  that information there are a couple of techniques   that you'd need to know in order to make your  edits amazing hi i'm tom from fxhome and if you're   new to editing i highly recommend you checking  out our free editor hitfilm express and it's   worth checking out our basics masterclass  as well where you'll learn the workspace   and tools needed to create your videos in the  best way possible now let's go over the essential   cuts that every editor should know standard  this is your super simple straightforward cut   placing two clips either side of each other and  snapping them together like legos easy no fuss   no flare but completely necessary for your edit  it's essentially your bread and butter you can   actually make that snapping a lot more effective  as well if you use the ripple delete all you have   to do is right click the gap in the timeline and  go up to ripple delete ripple delete will actually   eliminate all the empty frames so there's no guess  work there's no worry of just random flashy frames   straightforward to the point cut the jump cut  you will see a lot of youtubers doing jump cuts   i'm actually doing one right now it's the  process of having one long continuous take   trimming the fat making the pace quicker snappy  easy and to the point imagine what it's like   to keep all the breaks and pauses it can sometimes  feel very awkward and uncomfortable so jump cuts   eliminate all the dead space use  the audio waveform as your guide   grab the slice tool by hitting c get those gaps  out of there and ripple delete the gaps the j cut   you will actually see these everywhere you go from  this point onwards getting its name from the shape   that it makes on the timeline the j cut is the  step up from your standards imagine two clips a   and b now by introducing the audio from clip b  a couple seconds earlier while clip a is still   playing this will create a smooth transition into  your next scene j cuts create a sense of intrigue   about what's about to come so ask yourself what  is about to feature in the next take or scene the   seaside rain by introducing that familiar sound  you are peaking the interest of your audience   these are great for conversational pieces  voice over and transitions between location   so if you're finding that the standard cut is a  little bit too harsh try a j cut the l cut now   that you know where j cut is take it flip it  around you got yourself an l cut these may not   be used as much as a jacob but in conversational  pieces they are vital by doing this the editor   is allowing the audience to hear the dialogue  while seeing the reaction of a character giving   the audience a better overall understanding  of what's happening in the scene see it as   j-cuts are to lead into the next thing while  l-cuts are reactionary to what's just happened   i mean what what do you what do you  think does that does that make sense you can either make an l or a j cut by holding  alt and dragging your clips image or audio   stretching it any way you want cutting on action  cutting on action is the approach where we   kind of hide our cuts using the camera or  actors motion we are trying to hide any cuts   very seamlessly punches being thrown is a good  example running you use their momentum to hide   and mask the edit the cut will often go unnoticed  because the audience will be paying attention to   the motion on screen cross-cutting cross-cutting  is as it sounds you're switching back and forth   between scenes to give the impression that  the action is occurring in two separate   locations and unfolding at the exact same time  usually the two narratives will then collide hey guys if you're enjoying the video why don't  you subscribe to the channel and give this video   a like it really helps us out when when did  you leave thanks oli christopher nolan films   in particular have a great use of cross-cutting  inception and dunkirk in particular heavily   feature huge sequences that are part of the same  story or event but over different times parallel   editing there is an argument to be made where this  can also be considered as cross-cutting but i'm   going to call it parallel cutting this is usually  character driven and designed to illustrate the   differences between two opposing characters often  your antagonist and protagonist or the loose canon   cops that can't see eye to eye but will eventually  learn to love each other like brothers this method   works in a way that is designed to compare and  contrast the image cutaways the cutaway is just   that it cuts away from the main story to provide  some visual information occurring anywhere in   relation to your scene and not really having any  strict geological requirements these can really   help you out when you're in the editing room and  may have come across some complications on set   cutaways are particularly great for documentaries  and interviews if you want to try and tie in   different conversations that were happening over  different time periods so when you come back from   a shoot and you have all that b-roll just lying  around put it to good use with a cutaway montage   if you have a character that's on a mission  to change you need a montage montages help   communicate a large amount of information  to an audience over a shorter span of time   by juxtaposing different shots compressing the  time through editing or intertwining multiple   storylines of a narrative most famous for training  and travel sequences but done right you can tell   a narrative spanning over years in no time at  all the match cut a match cut is an edit that is   focused in on the cinematography using elements  from one scene to move into another the purpose   is to have a visual match for two different  scenes that may not inherently actually have   a link like locations we've covered the match cut  in our seamless transitions tutorial and if you   want to learn more about transitions and how to  pull them off in your edit i highly recommend you   going to check that out the oner no cut cheat cut  not really a cheat but it does allow the editor   to relax a little bit and allow some time and  breathing space the editor then passes on to the   audience you are now able to pick and choose where  you're gonna focus and what you're gonna look at   as there's nothing to cut away to or from no  different takes just one continuous moment   feels weird doing a oner always comes down to  planning in pre-production so that is something   that can't really be helped in post-production and  in recent years filmmakers have been experimenting   more and more with how to do a one-take for a  feature-length film such as birdman silent house   and 1917 to name a few i think that might be all  of them now that we've covered the type of cuts   let's answer the big question how do you know  when to cut the short answer is instinct i know   i know now that you know these essential cuts it's  all down to you to experiment and play with them   you'll eventually develop a sense of pacing and  timing and a gut reaction of when and how to use   these different techniques practice makes perfect  and is the greatest way for you to master your   craft so open up hitfilm and get slicing we really  enjoy making these type of videos for you guys   if there is a topic that you would like us  to cover in future let us know in the comment   section down below and we will be sure to get on  it right away i will make it my mission to answer   that until next time don't forget to like and  subscribe and we will see you in the next tutorial

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Length: 7min 16sec (436 seconds)

Published: Thu Sep 16 2021