From the course: Creating a Short Film: 08 Editing

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Following the focal point

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Following the focal point

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- [Instructor] Another technique that really helps to make edits more seamless is to have the same focal point across the cut. And that's what we're gonna look at in this movie. First, what is a focal point? Well, quite simply, it's whatever you're looking at in the frame, or supposed to be looking at. It's the thing clamoring for your attention. When we cut to a new shot and our eyes have to search and jump across the screen, looking for what to look at, that messes up the flow of the edit. But when the object that we're looking at is in the same place in the frame as what we're supposed to be looking at in the next shot, well, that tends to make for a more invisible edit. Now, this seems subtle, but it does end up making a big difference. Here's a good example from the film Passengers. When Chris Pratt pushes the coffee buttons and we cut to the tighter shot, the spot that we should be looking at is in the same place as it was in the previous frame. That makes the edit so much…

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