They're calling this film movement the "corona new wave." Looks like Donald Trump has someone with a basic knowledge of Premiere Pro on his side. A recent video of the President has made the rounds on the internet and many editors have suggested that it contains technical cuts that make it easy to remove certain beats. In his recent Walter Reed address while being treated for COVID-19, Trump appears to begin to hiccup, cough, or sneeze after saying the word “therapeutics” (around the 1:04 mark in the video), but some Twitter users claim it is an exit cut in the footage. This jump cut is both startling to the eye and easy to dissect with even a basic knowledge of editing software. What's on display in these videos seem to be morph cuts. A common challenge that comes with editing footage with a "talking head" is that the subject can stutter, cough, or make use of "umms", "uhs", or unwanted pauses. Morph cuts take them out to make the speaker look more fluid. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Tuesday, 6 October, 2020