Classwork: Editing Practice

This blog post contains the work I did in my lesson on how to successfully edit. My teacher filmed the footage but I edited it together. My teacher also provided the template for the blog post. 

Why is continuity editing important?

Continuity editing includes making sure that items like props or costumes stay consistent from scene to scene. But the more important work lies in editing shots together in a way that leaves viewers thoroughly grounded in both time and space.

Different types of continuity edit 

• Straight cut (cut)
• Eyeline match 
• Shot /reverse shot
• Cutaway / Insert
• Match cut

Footage

Here is the footage that my teacher shot which utilises a variety of camera angles and movements. The scene is very simple, it involves a student standing up and leaving the classroom. A single shot here might be quite boring for the audience, by editing and combining the shots together we can make the scene feel more dynamic.

Raw footage link: https://youtu.be/dZ2IH8KjRjE

My editing process

I used After Effects 2025 to make this edit. While I'm aware that Premiere Pro is much better at compiling and cutting videos, I'm more experienced with using AE, hence why I chose to do the project using it.

Here is my final scene. Editing multiple clips together made the scene better because it keeps things interesting for the audience, even if the scene doesn't have much happening in it.

Reflection

This practice gave me a hands-on experience on editing videos, which is crucial since I'm going to be the editor in our team. It also seems that I need to learn Premiere Pro soon, since After Effects is more optimized for effects than cuts.