Interviews

Interviews and the like include any type of video that has a voice track as the main focus. That’s not to say that the visuals are not important, but dialogue is the key element in this genre. Concentrating on the dialogue gives you the opportunity to cut out non-relevant words and even “ums” and “ahs”. For all intents and purposes, you should treat the video as if it were an audio-only recording. This means that the visuals will also be removed where the corresponding words have been cut out, but don’t worry – there are techniques to hide these missing image frames and jump cuts.

If you are the shooter as well as the editor, refer to Chapter 3, Planning the Video Story for details on setting up an interview shoot.

Tip

To hide the browser while editing a multicam, use Control + Command + 1. To show the browser again, use the same keys.

The following sections show workflows for the different stages of editing interviews...