From the course: Premiere Pro: Narrative Scene Editing
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Putting it all together - Premiere Pro Tutorial
From the course: Premiere Pro: Narrative Scene Editing
Putting it all together
In this sequence, I have combined the techniques I have shown you in previous movies. I began with careful shot selection and as you can see in my sequence, I built an arc using shot framing as a guide. I began with a wide shot, I ended with a wide shot, and as I built towards the climactic moments emotionally, I moved into medium close-up shots and then further into close-up shots. When the actors were delivering important lines, I stepped back in to close-up in specific moments and then I came back out slowly using medium shots and then finally back out to wide again. So I have got a framing arc that I used as a structure to help guide me in my shot placement. Because I carefully markered shots, you can see in the timeline that I did use many of the director's circle takes. I was careful to cut on action. Even when the actions and movements were subtle, like nods to the head or movement of the shoulders or even just a gaze, one character looking up at the other, I made use of those…
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