[Torben Cook]

Hi there.

I am relatively new to the world of film and editing. I am currently working on a project where we are interviewing a subject. We are using two cameras, one face on with the subject and the other to the side shooting a close up.

My issue is that when I come to edit the footage I am finding it difficult to get a smooth change of shot when cutting from one to the other.

I have tried changing the shot on a pause but I feel this looks stilted and is almost a shock to the eyes. However I do feel this works when you want to put emphasis to a section of the video.

Also, I have tried changing from one angle to the other mid sentence, which I feel is a smoother transition and less of an intrusion to the eye. However, by colleague does not think this works.

Are there any basic conventions/rules for doing this or is it just a case of making the change at a point where it does not break the flow?

Cheers.

Torben

[Torben Cook]

Thanks for the suggestion, I will try that next time, it makes sense. As a work around I managed to get all the footage into FCP via iMovie. I will update you if it works.

[Torben Cook]

Hi Paul,

I am afraid frustratingly it does not give me a message just a little warning triangle with an exclamation mark, this appears next to the file name in the queue. When I click on the triangle to get further information it gives me none.

Also, the spanned files do not appear in the folder where the non-spanned clips are saved.

Hope that is a little more clear.