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The way you open your film is really important if you want people to engage and watch the film through to the end.
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The Intro
Andy Newman
There are plenty of ways to open your film to catch peoples' attention. Editing strong images with gripping words can really pull people in to a story just like the intro to a good book. Midlands Today Reporter, Andy Newman shows us how he uses the edit to best effect at the beginning of one of his stories.
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- Title:The Intro
- Contributor:Andy Newman
- Duration:01:37 mins
- Feature:Editing Skills
- Publish Date:24th February 2011
- Location:Worcester
- Related Features:Production Tips
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Our Top 5 Tips
Watch and name your video clips
Plan how you will edit your story
Do a compilation of the basic shots and sound
Then add your add extra visuals
Add other sound, commentary, titles and music
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