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U.S. Military in the Arctic
12020-10-17T12:32:49-07:00Melanie Hubbard04c18d7b5dab5c358ce6b6181037461683c156a2381772plain2020-10-17T18:30:52-07:00Melanie Hubbard04c18d7b5dab5c358ce6b6181037461683c156a2The topic of the U.S. Military in the Arctic is complex with there being a lot that can be said about it both in regard to the past and the present. In this case, the topic is only being touched superficially for the purposes of demonstration.
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12020-10-16T13:34:54-07:00Example Two: Advanced Techniques37plain2020-10-27T10:50:39-07:00Here you'll learn some more advanced techniques that will enable you to finesse you work a little more. The rough video created for this example uses footage from the U.S. Army Big Picture film, “Research and Development in the Arctic” as well as a drone shot from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. Imagine that the below is just the opening of a longer video about the U.S. military in the Arctic with this particular portion being intended to “set the scene” and establish a tone. As you are watch, consider the concepts and techniques that have been discussed so far.
Here is the same video as seen in iMovie:
Video Commentary
The following explains some of the thinking behind the editing choices. Advanced Techniques:
Cutting on softer sounds like vowels as opposed to hard consonants when someone is speaking
Cutting on movement be it movement in shot or the camera moving
Using sound bridges between shots or scenes
Alternative Version
Just for fun and so you can see how much of an impact music has, here is the same video with a different song.