From the course: Final Cut Pro X v10.0.9: Narrative Scene Editing

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Planning an editing strategy

Planning an editing strategy - Final Cut Pro Tutorial

From the course: Final Cut Pro X v10.0.9: Narrative Scene Editing

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Planning an editing strategy

Now, when you start to cut a scene, you shouldn't just start throwing footage down on the timeline. It's important to come off with a strategy and a style and a design. Let's step into 03-01 Strategy and take a look at the first few shots that could be in our scene. Now the way the scene starts. (Mr. Dalton: So, how's the coffee?) (Joseph: It's cold.) (Mr. Dalton: Did you finish it?) Now that's a traditional way that a scene could start. There's a wide kind of establishing shot as Mr. Dalton enters the room, he speaks, and then we see a reaction shot in the response from Joseph, and then we see a close-up reaction shot and a comment for Mr. Dalton. And we could go back and forth just trying to keep a variety of shots just to keep our viewer interested. But that's not necessarily the best way to cut the scene, and it's important to look at all your footage and make a decision on the look in the feel before you lay down even your first clip. So let's go ahead and switch from the list…

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