Creating cutaways

When inserting in a cutaway, it is best to find a particular point in the main shot that motivates the cutaway. Play through the edit on the Timeline and mark any key moments where the subjects look away off-camera or seem to be thinking. Here’s an example of how to do that:

1. Move the playhead to the following timecode of the Timeline: 01:01:13:05. Both the bride and groom see something outside the shot (off camera) that attracts their attention. Notice that their eye-lines are looking to the lower-left part of the frame. We will need to find a B-roll clip where the action matches the direction of their eye-lines.
2. In the Media Pool, locate clip A001_04041629_C028.mov and load it into the Viewer.
3. Play it until you reach 16:29:09:02, where the B-Roll is of a little boy and girl walking up the steps. This shot matches the direction of your couple’s eye-lines.

Add an In point mark.

4. Add on Out point mark at 16:29:13:07 before...