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Old Aug 19, 2022 | 07:15 AM
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Video editing, as with the editing of photographs, has a lot of nuance to it. In fact, in many ways, it has more than photography as you have to control basic elements like time. In this video, one videographer discusses the element of video editing he believes is the most important.

I alluded to one of the most crucial parts of videography in the introduction: time. Before I edited my first video, the concept of timings, pacing, and the question posed by Aidin Robbins, "how long should a shot be?" Perhaps naively, it hadn't occurred to me until I was sitting in front of some raw video clips for the first time that I had to chop them up in a way that best conveyed the message.

It does seem naive in retrospect, but it's a bigger task than I had imagined. This is exacerbated by the fact you almost always have a set amount of time the final product must run to and you have an idea of everything you want to fit in. This sort of editing isn't merely budgeting, it controls a lot of how the finished video feels. If you try to cram too many clips in, it can feel too fast-paced and stressful to watch; use too few clips and it can feel static and boring. You also won't necessarily walk the line, depending on the subject and genre of your video.

Aidin Robbins is one of my favorite filmmakers on YouTube and this discussion is well thought through and worth your time.
 
Old Aug 19, 2022 | 07:53 AM
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I respect your opinion, but I cannot agree that time is the most important element in the process of video editing. In the cinema, we observe a tendency to increase the average timekeeping of films. If a few years ago two hours for a movie was considered very long, now it is considered the norm. In my opinion, the most important thing in video editing is emphasizing the details to reveal the main idea. The frame, narration, and results construction largely depend on the video editing. That's why I always encourage newcomers who are fired up with an idea and are ready to invest their time in constant practice.
 
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Originally Posted by Pomonlisan
Video editing, as with the editing of photographs, has a lot of nuance to it. In fact, in many ways, it has more than photography as you have to control basic elements like time. In this video, one videographer discusses the element of video editing he believes is the most important.

I alluded to one of the most crucial parts of videography in the introduction: time. Before I edited my first video, the concept of timings, pacing, and the question posed by Aidin Robbins, "how long should a shot be?" Perhaps naively, it hadn't occurred to me until I was sitting in front of some raw video clips for the first time that I had to chop them up in a way that best conveyed the message.

It does seem naive in retrospect, but it's a bigger task than I had imagined. This is exacerbated by the fact you almost always have a set amount of time the final product must run to and you have an idea of everything you want to fit in. This sort of editing isn't merely budgeting, it controls a lot of how the finished video feels. If you try to cram too many clips in, it can feel too fast-paced and stressful to watch; use too few clips and it can feel static and boring. You also won't necessarily walk the line, depending on the subject and genre of your video.

Aidin Robbins is one of my favorite filmmakers on YouTube and this discussion is well thought through and worth your time.
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