Editing the Video: ReviewSteps:
1. Connect the camcorder to the computer with a firewire cable and transfer the footage from the camera to the computer.
2. Use the editing software on the computer (figure D) to select the shots to be used for the video (figure E).
3. Load all the close-ups featuring high-energy sound, as well as several wider shots of the game, which will enable you to move seamlessly between the close-ups and thereby provide a sense of visual continuity (figure F).4. A key concept used by professional editors is to consider sound as its own separate element. For example, set the scene with a wide shot (figure G) followed by a series of close-ups. If these were just strung together, the sound would change abruptly with each new shot. It would feel rough because the jump in the audio lets the viewer know that the shots did not occur back to back during the event. Work around this by lengthening the audio from one clip to go underneath the shot before and after it. Then it sounds seamless.
5. Sound from close-ups heightens the energy during wide shots. It will also prepare the viewer for the close-up that follows. In other words, it feels like a continuous sequence of action.6. Sound bites from interview subjects keep the story moving and keep the viewer involved in the story.
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