Re: Montage editing

In these cases, it often helps me to find a piece of music that has the aesthetic and forward motion I'm looking for...and start laying clips on the timeline.

You'd be surprised when you start to see things tied to music cues and movement in the footage...camera movement that would've normally been trimmed, etc.

Oh...and I always construct the end first...best shots, best rhythm...then I'll find an open...somewhere to start...wide shot of the building...maybe a year book lying on a table...something that either represents the overall view of the place, or the starting point of the prospective customer.

Good luck. Sometimes it takes a while, but I've never had a job where the rhythm of the material didn't hit me at SOME point...




TimK,
Director, Consultant
Kolb Productions,