Zero to Hero 07 · The edit

Assemble shots, sound and text into a film. Part 7 of 14 — 20 video lessons.

What it covers

1. The timeline as data
2. Assembling a rough cut automatically
3. Trimming to the beat
4. Transitions: fewer is better
5. Text on screen that people can read
6. Colour: making shots feel like one film
7. Pacing for attention without being frantic
8. The exact-length problem: fitting a film to 15, 30 or 60 seconds
9. Automatic suggestions, human decisions
10. Undo and versions in the edit
11. Rendering previews quickly
12. Final render settings for each platform
13. Watermarks and credits
14. Checking the render frame by frame
15. Fixing one moment without re-rendering all
16. Exporting stills and GIFs from the film
17. Edit review with a second person
18. Accessibility pass on the final cut
19. Checkpoint: the finished film
20. Part 7 recap

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