What 'Every Frame a Painting' Teaches Us About Editing
In this episode of Creator Crews, Editor Sven Pape (@ThisGuyEdits) brings in a video by @EveryFrameAPainting to chat with Edward Vega (@Vox Video Producer) and Michael Tucker (@LessonsFromTheScreenplay).
Featured video: • How Does an Editor Think and Feel?
Newest video from Every Frame A Painting: • The Sustained Two-Shot
Blog post from Every Frame A Painting: / postmortem
Featured Guests:
Edward Vega is a filmmaker and Webby Award nominated video producer. He currently works at Vox Media, where he creates explainer-style videos covering pop culture, science and cinema. His videos have amassed over 30 million collective views to date, with some of the most popular being "Why we all need subtitles now," "How Olympic divers make the perfect tiny splash," and "How “Spider-Verse: forced animation to evolve." You can find his work or get in touch here: https://www.vox.com/authors/edward-vega
Sven Pape is an ACE Award-nominated editor who cut for James Cameron (3D-Imax ‘Ghosts Of The Abyss’), Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Emmy-Winning ‘HitRECord on TV’), and Mark Webber (Sundance Fest – Grand Jury Prize Nominee ‘The End of Love’). His YouTube Channel @ThisGuyEdits focuses on creative storytelling and editing. He also designed an online film editing course where he teaches over 850 students everything he knows about film editing. Join Sven's community at patreon.com/thisguyedits
Michael Tucker is a writer, director, and creator. In 2016, Michael started the film analysis YouTube channel @LessonsfromtheScreenplay. He also hosts @BeyondTheScreenplay, the companion podcast to the channel featuring conversational analyses of movies and TV shows. Join Michael's community at patreon.com/lftscreenplay
00:00 Intro to Every Frame a Painting
00:41 The Importance of Sound in Building a Narrative
01:46 Turning An Essay Into Entertainment
02:50 Tactile Sounds Effects Go A Long Way
03:57 Editing Is Based on Instinct
04:55 The Art of Pacing in Editing
06:03 Why Pacing Matters
11:51 Why Breaking The Rules Is Ok Sometimes
14:27 How CGI versus Practical Impacts the Edit
15:38 Sven’s Experience with Continuity Editing
16:21 If Editing Is So Instinctive, How Do You Learn It?
18:01 How This Video Impacted Sven’s Editing
18:21 What Makes Every Frame a Painting So Good
21:35 Pre-Production Makes Perfect
22:33 Every Frame’s Progress Over Time
23:19 Planning Vs. Instinctual Editing
24:10 The Importance of Getting Live Feedback
24:34 Thank You Guys!
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