This week I am working on editing each interview that I’ve filmed from the previous weeks. I have worked on setting up the Multi-Cam sequences for each of the interviews. Once I am done creating each of these Multi-Cam sequences, I plan to go through and add markers for each question and answer within the interview.
After compiling Kristin Hanna’s interview into the Multi-Cam sequence, I realized that the camera angles looked switched. I talked with my professor about why that could be and I learned more about the 30 degree rule. This rule states that “if an editor cuts to the same character or object in another shot, the second shot must be positioned at least 30 degrees away from the first camera setup. If the camera moves less than 30 degrees, the cut between shots can look like a jump cut or a mistake.” Also, when you cut from one shot to another, the two shots need to vary by a focal length of at least 20 mm and by 30 degrees. This issue, while frustrating, is something that I am really glad that I stubbled across during my process throughout my time in college instead of after I graduated. I have learned that I can try to envision an imaginary line directly in front of the interviewee/subject in order to place the cameras at the right angles.