Less Technology - more Technique

There is a lot written about how to use editing software, but not much about how to edit – why some cuts work and others don’t, the techniques of montage, continuity and so on. Here, I try to redress the balance a little.

Imagine you saw the world like a film. You watch yourself from afar as you stroll to the pub. In the blink of an eye you are inside the pub - close up - watching yourself enter and scan the room for your friends. Read More...

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