Break Free from the Montage: Tips for Better Storytelling Edits

Filmmaker Alex Hogue will guide you through enhancing your videos with simple storytelling elements and creative editing techniques. Using a drone product advertisement project he shot and edited, Alex will demonstrate his process to infuse narrative elements and authenticity, transforming simple sequences set to music into a more complete visual story.

Discuss needs of video and challenges of an e-foil production in Lake Tahoe, CA

Develop a creative thought process to build a better edit.

Hands on ‘reverse engineering’ a project; discussing workflows and unique editing strategies.

Selecting the best shots, reworking music and VO, pacing techniques, hotkeys, tips and more!

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00:00 Start
01:18 Alex’s introduction and overview for today’s stream
03:46 Alex’s first video project with GoPro, creating a story from difficult footage
10:16 Today’s project, Skydio footage overview in Premiere
17:28 Considering behind the scenes audio when editing footage, shooting without story in mind
19:49 Plan for laying out the story using graph, using audio to enhance drama
22:14 Choosing the opening shot
23:47 Editing the video intro overview, splicing up voice over with music
25:07 Step 1, Pull selects sequence, color-coding footage
28:54 Markers on clips to note favorite moments
31:47 Duplicate selects sequence to edit down further, then use close-gap to condense footage
34:18 Alex’s custom keyboard shortcuts and mouse shortcuts
43:32 Media manage your footage to keep file side down with PlumePack plugin, Cinepunch plugin for transitions
47:13 Step 2, editing audio to establish story, storten intro
54:16 Adding crossfade to blend inserted audio clip
56:34 Cleaning up second audio clip, removing gaps
57:39 Adding a visual of narrator and blending it with opening shot
1:00:27 Step 3, music track markers on beats
1:06:50 Looping audio to create more time for voiceover
1:14:27 Lining up the audio, video, and title card
1:16:49 Low-pass filter on audio to help with clarity of voiceover and focus on the title card
1:21:00 Adding sound effects strategically
1:22:25 Recap, Alex’s upcoming YouTube launch, outro