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Six layers of film editing to help you get started

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There are six layers in film editing: A-roll, B-roll, narration or dialogue, music, sound effects, and color correction. Each of these layers is described at a basic level in this learning path. At each step, you get familiar with one layer and practice it on your own film.

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		1		Video editing workflow: How to do it properly	Chris Ace Gates	videomaker.com	10m
	What you'll learn in this step: Here is a brief overview of a typical editor's workflow. Let's take a quick look at this article and then get deep into each skill.
		2		8 Steps to Edit a Video in Premiere Pro (Start to Finish)	Parker Walbeck	youtube.com	21m
	What you'll learn in this step: To start, you need to learn how to import your footages into Premiere and how to cut them.
		3		How I Organize Files for Video Editing in Premiere Pro	Phil Ebiner	youtube.com	8m
	What you'll learn in this step: The most important lesson you can learn from this film is how to organize your footage.
		4		How To Make Rough Cuts SUPER FAST - Video Editing Tutorial	Kevin - Basic Filmmaker	youtube.com	7m
	What you'll learn in this step: Here, you can practice rough-cutting techniques. You have already learned how rough-cut works, so here it's more useful to practice as much as you can.
		5		How Does an Editor Think and Feel?	Every Frame a Painting	youtube.com	9m
	What you'll learn in this step: Once you've learned and practiced some editing techniques, you're ready to learn how to use emotions, eyes, and other effects to make a greater impact on your audience.
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	What you'll learn in this step: Professional editors have used some general methods for cutting famous films. This video has listed them for you :)
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	What you'll learn in this step: The previous step was fancy and inspiring and now it's practice time. This video shows how practically use various cuts in your film.
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What you'll learn in this step: It's time to add music to your film. You'll learn how to cut the music to match the tempo of your film.
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What you'll learn in this step: Here is a video to show how music can be used to add emotion and subtext to your film to make the audience feel more involved.
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What you'll learn in this step: Through editing, more movements can be added to a film. This step examines the different transitions editors generally use.
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What you'll learn in this step: As you work through this step, you learn some tricks to help you add visual effects to your film. Challenge accepted?!
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What you'll learn in this step: Sound is another layer of your film! You learn in this step how to select your sound and how to match it to the main line.
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What you'll learn in this step: As sound is an element that makes your film alive let's practice it one more time here.
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What you'll learn in this step: The last step in film editing is correcting the colors. This is the layer that most audiences would not notice, though indirectly it improves their understanding of the film.

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Sina HN Yazdi

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