Seamless Cuts at different Zooms
by Deke Ryland
on
May 8, 2008 at 7:01:32 pm
Hey gang,
I am looking for some guidance. I saw this video by Scott Kelby and really like how it's edited.. specifically how it's seamless dialogue, but the camera cuts in and out at different zoom levels while he's talking:
Does anyone know how this was done? Do you think they had multiple cameras rolling during the take? Or do you think they used 1 camera and did different takes at different zooms? Or do you think it was shot with just one camera at a wide zoom, and just zoomed in closer in post?
I am really interested in learning how to do something like this myself, so any helpful hints or advice on this would greatly be appreciated. Thanks!
Re: Seamless Cuts at different Zooms by Ronnie Smith on May 8, 2008 at 7:17:55 pm
It could have been done in 3 different ways that I can think of right off the bat.
1. He did his dialogue once, with a few cameras set at different angles.
2. He did his dialogue many times exactly the same (rehersed) with one camera many times at different angles.
3. He did his dialogue in front of a green screen and used a program, Vegas Video, Final Cut, After Effect, etc. to move and zoom in his video at different parts and cut it all together.
Re: Seamless Cuts at different Zooms by Grant Swanson on May 8, 2008 at 11:51:19 pm
Hi Deke,
If you watch it carefully you'll notice that each of the cuts take place in between two separate sections, and not while he's actually saying a word. The production quality on this doesn't seem incredibly high, so I would guess that they just recorded a few takes from different angles, at different distances from the camera.
It's highly unlikely that they zoomed it up in post, anything above about 20%, and you'll start to have a very noticeable quality loss.
Re: Seamless Cuts at different Zooms by Gary Hazen on May 9, 2008 at 12:32:22 pm
Grant is spot on.
One camera. Multiple takes. Different focal lengths.
This isn't a project that you want to tackle in AE. Editing is best done in an editing app. I know a few people that will use AE for editing, but they're insane. And they have far too much time on their hands.
