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6 Ways to Edit Any Scene — Essential Film & Video Editing Techniques Explained [Shot List Ep. 10]

Runs through six distinct editing strategies for building a scene, from strict continuity cutting to montage and cross-cutting approaches, with examples for each.

StudioBinder · 19 min · Beginner · EDT · Editing · 2022

What you take away

Pick one of the six strategies deliberately before cutting the next scene instead of defaulting to habit.

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