Blank Slate: Video Editing Techniques

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Watch the 3rd Audiovisual Squadron's video to learn common video editing techniques. 

This episode from the Blank Slate series focuses on video editing. The 3rd Audiovisual Squadron breaks down a short video sequence to describe common video editing transitions, and where and why to use them. The video covers the following techniques: 

  • Iris transition
  • J-cut
  • Cross cut
  • Smash cut
  • Match cut
  • Jump cut
  • L-cut
  • Cut in
  • Invisible cut
  • Fade to black 
  • Combining cuts

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