Editing: Learning New Techniques

    My partners and I decided to all research different aspects of editing today. I focused on researching different types of cutting techniques. Christian focused on researching lighting and different coloring techniques. While Alex researched transitions and different effects within Divinci Resolve. I believe I may have forgotten to mention this but our editing software is called Divinci Resolve 17.

    I learned that there are many different types of cutting methods. Such as a cross-cut, jump cut, and parallel editing cut. Obviously, I learned many others but these are the ones I found the most interesting.

    The first type of cut I learned was a cross-cut which is the method of cutting between objects in a certain scene. An example of a cross-cut could be two people talking over the phone while the camera cuts between each person. 

    Next, I learned a jump cut is a type of cutting which can be used to show that a scene is continuing for a period of time. For example, two people talking in a car and as they finish talking. We jump cut to the next scene and see them in a different location talking in the car still. This gives the viewers the idea they were talking the entire drive.

    Finally, I learned a parallel editing cut is a seamless cut that transitions using particular objects. This type of cut is often used in a chase sequence. One example could be a guy chasing a girl through a colosseum and as the girl goes behind a pillar the guy comes out of a different pillar making a seamless cut.

    After we all researched our designated subjects. We joined a discord call together and summarized to each other what we learned. We then brainstormed different ways it could be applied to each scene in our music video. Once we were done and added any necessary changes such as a few lighting changes and some suggested cuts in our footage by me. We then ended our call and called it a day.