You’re done with your video shoot and here comes the most creative part of video making i.e. Video Editing. At edit table, you have maximum scope to develop a beautiful story out of your footage. Here we discuss some really important editing tips that make your videos engaging and effective.
MUSIC
It is the most impactful part of your corporate video. It lays foundation
for your whole video. Music shapes the perception of your audience
while watching a video. The music doesn’t have to be same throughout
the video, but change it twice or thrice. Choose the music in accordance
to the mood and pace of your video. It also helps to establish your story
and set a style to your video.
MOTION GRAPHICS
Motion Graphics makes the corporate video look more dynamic anddelivers information in simplest manner. It also helps audience tounderstand the visuals and makes the video content rich. Figure out thebest suitable Motion Graphics in accordance with the mood of your videoand make sure it is compatible with the overall theme of the brand.
AMBIENCE
Adding the ambience sound adds realistic touch to your film. Ambient
sound recorded on location to match the ambient sound of a scene.
Ambience sound boosts up the overall feel of the film. It provides audio
continuity between shots and helps establishing the mood. Forexample: To show a usual working day in office, use ambience
sound ofa telephone ringing, writing, typing and all that other stuff that
you wouldprobably hear on a normal basis.
INFOGRAPHICS
Use of visual illustration is contemporary in corporate film making.These are used for communicating information by means of signs,symbols, icons, maps and diagrams. They very much used torepresent complex situations and tell stories. At their best, infographicsin motion can be informative, involving, funny and at times surprisinglytouching.
TRANSITIONS
In video editing a transition is used when one scene progresses toanother. Transition joins two different shots, it can be an instant
sceneor image change, a fade, fade to black, dissolve, pan from one
personto another, or any digital effect.
COLOR CORRECTION
Color plays a dominant role in your corporate film. Color Correction,widely known as CC is used to evoke a response and expressemotion. It can pass on a profound impact on an audience. The editormakes aesthetic choices that are decided upon in post-production tocreate the look that contribute to the overall video. Color Correction isalso used to resolve any color issues with the footage.
SEQUENCE
This is the most technical part of video editing. A single project canhave multiple sequences as per the requirement. One sequence mightbe used for rough cut and other sequences might be the progressionsof rough cut. Different sequences are used within the same project thatmight have different settings. You select settings for each sequencewhen you create it, but you can change some of these settings after asequence is created.
CODEC
The term is actually a short form for compressor-decompressor. Acodec is a method for encoding or decoding data--specifically,compressed data. H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC is the most common codecused in modern camcorders and digital cameras that capture to filebased devices (hard drives, memory cards, and so on). H.264, atlower bit rates, delivers fairly high-quality video. H.264 will likelybecome the most common codec used.
NARRATION
Narration helps you to engage your audience at best. It is a message
that gives foundation to your visuals. A clear, concise, well-writtennarration adds charm to your corporate video. A skillful narrative,punctuated by statistics and exciting visuals, is a powerful thing.
SFX
One can easily skip the step of adding sound effects to the video.Nobody will even recognize if you have added it but if you do it willgive an extra edge to your corporate video. SFX are added to
supportyour visuals. Add sound effects at required places, but don’t gooverboard. Keep it simple.
It has always been a challenge to satisfy yourcorporate clients. However a defined
storyline andcompelling visuals will help you to win the
hearts.Let’s together put an end to boring corporateVideos and the make the client’s brand look
as liveas they are.
Keep Calm & Edit Awesome Videos !!