I’ve been making videos for a longtime. Ive progressed from imovie ’09 to After Effects and Premiere. After watching many hours of tutorials on youtube and many hours of films i would like to think i have learnt some valuable lessons.
The recurring style i have in my own videos is the cut to a rhythm or a beat (a few of my videos are on my other Vimeo account). Its an element that has to be used in music videos but also feature films. Commonly in horror movies the orchestral strings will rise, causing the pace of cutting to increase until it can go no further *cue jump scare*. The church scene in Kingsman: The Secret Service is a great example of editing to music as the speed of the footage is ramped up and down to fit to the song. That scene could be a stand alone music video.
Ive always been fascinated towards music videos which are well synced to the song. A simple way to tell if the video is rhythmic is by watching it without sound. It allows you to actually see the rhythm of the song instead of hearing. I’ll end this blog with a quick compilation of films that have been edited into music. Its really interesting how the editor has transitioned from one cut to another, as well as one song to another. Its a good watch.