General techniques

In this section, we will explore a range of general techniques that can complement our overall editing process.

Cutting angles with a green screen

Earlier in this chapter, in the Interviews section, you looked at the technique that uses 4K footage and allows you to zoom into an image by 50%, without losing quality in the 1080p timeline. With the image being 50% larger, you can, at the next cut, return Scale (All) to 100% and repeat the change from 100% to 150% for each alternative clip by using the Paste Attributes command. However, this is much more complex when the interview is filmed in front of a green screen. When a green screen is not involved, changing the angle to 150% also increases the size of the background to 150%. The same applies to the background when the cut is returned to the original size; the face and the background both return to 100%.

Figure 9.44 – 4K footage – 100% on the left and 150% on the right...