Cenareo editors are true digital cutters. To get a correct result the first time it is possible. You still have to put a little bit of your own into it. That's why we decided to teach you a bit about the jargon of the editing world.
“ The meaning of my films always comes from the editing, no matter what happens“. Jean-Luc Godard. This quote is far from free, and we're not saying that because it comes from one of the greatest filmmakers in history - although we have to admit that we quite like quoting him. The timeframe and the location of a plane are the two main parameters that determine the editing process. They both have a decisive effect on the quality of your videos. However, it is not the subject of the day. The great Christophe - sales representative at Cenareo - explains to you in video how he knew how to take charge of his video projects thanks to a lexical field as simple as it is effective: that of fittings.
Let's agree on one point
First of all what is a fitting ? That is a good question! Thank you for asking. We beg you...
A connection is therefore above all what makes it possible to connect two elements if we take the most fundamental definition. Therefore, in the beautiful world of audiovisual, a connector is the articulation between two planes to ensure continuity. What our speaker is talking about in the short movie you just watched is actually the concept of the connections of transition. We can also talk about it when it comes to an object that is in the field of one plane and that disappears in the one that follows.
In a written sentence it corresponds to a connector which is used to organize the speech well. For example: “He has a car. It is not clean.” These two sentences juxtaposed together form a clear but relatively austere set. Adding a connector like “nevertheless” makes it possible to structure the idea and make everything more lively, less factual: “He has a car. However it is not clean...”
Whatever the type of connection, it is an essential tool to energize a discourse and ensure its good continuity. Rather than a long 3-minute sequence showing a speaker answering questions mechanically; cutting here and there allows you to get rid of moments of silence. You can also eliminate all parasitic onomatopoeias - like “Euuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuh...” - which in addition to being unpleasant to the ear, slow down the pace of your videos.
Some types of fittings
Christophe shows you some of them in the video above, but you must have guessed, and with good reason, that there are a plethora. Those mentioned by our expert are the most basic, but he could well have followed up with the connections of transition shutter, mosaic, cross blur, vertical scan, horizontal scan, horizontal scan, outside rotation, inside rotation, 360° back-flip, etc.
Don't worry about it. If you are not familiar with these, know that it is unlikely that they will ever be useful to you. You can do anything you want with your fittings, but the writing of Play! is a supporter of the simplicity. Being creative in formats dedicated to internal communication is commendable, but it is better to rely on a certain sobriety elegant for the outside. We repeat: it all depends on the format.
We hope that this tutorial on the editing lexicon answers some of your questions. If you have others let us know in the comments.
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